Unexplained InflateException Claiming Invalid Column Count

Nathan Sokalski 4,126

When attempting to debug my app, I receive the following message:

Android.Views.InflateException: 'Binary XML file line #1 in com.companyname.spades_scorekeeper:layout/activity_main: column indices (start + span) mustn't exceed the column count. '

If I understand this message correctly, it is saying that the android:columnCount attribute of one of my GridLayout(s) is too small. As best I can tell, this is not true. Not only have I checked my code many times, but everything is displayed correctly in the designer as well. If there is a code problem, why is the designer not complaining, and how do I find it? If there is not a problem, why am I receiving the error? Thanks.

Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 72,251 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-07-05T08:22:19.017+00:00

Based on your error message, android:columnCount is too small. do you use background code to add column to GridLayout?
Nathan Sokalski 4,126 Reputation points

2021-07-05T16:01:15.34+00:00

No, the ui/xml code is 100% static
Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 72,251 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-07-06T08:34:34.417+00:00

Could you share a demo that could reproduce this issue?

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