Exception in MessageQueue callback: handleReceiveCallback

Question

I am having an issue with detecting gestures. I get an error every time I double tap, and searching the internet for what it means seems futile - I only get solutions to particular cases which don't apply to me.

Here is the code:

package com.example.rpgengine;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.GestureDetector;
import android.view.GestureDetector.SimpleOnGestureListener;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MotionEvent;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
    private ZoneView currentZone;
    private GestureDetector gestureDetector;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        currentZone = (ZoneView) findViewById(R.id.zoneview);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        // initialize the GestureDetector
        gestureDetector = new GestureDetector(this, gestureListener);
    }

    @Override
    public void onPause() {
        super.onPause();
    } // end method onPause

    // release resources
    @Override
    protected void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
    } // end method onDestroy

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
        // get int representing the type of action which caused this event
        int action = event.getAction();

        // the user user touched the screen or dragged along the screen
        if (action == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN
                || action == MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) {
            //currentZone.drawPath(event);
        } // end if

        // call the GestureDetector's onTouchEvent method
        return gestureDetector.onTouchEvent(event);
    } // end method onTouchEvent

    // listens forjk touch events sent to the GestureDetector
    SimpleOnGestureListener gestureListener = new SimpleOnGestureListener() {
        // called when the user double taps the screen
        @Override
        public boolean onDoubleTap(MotionEvent e) {
            currentZone.movePlayer(e); // fire the cannonball
            return true; // the event was handled
        } // end method onDoubleTap
    };

}

And here is the error:

03-28 03:19:54.165: E/InputEventReceiver(5931): Exception dispatching input event.
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931): Exception in MessageQueue callback: handleReceiveCallback
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931): java.lang.NullPointerException
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at com.example.rpgengine.MainActivity$1.onDoubleTap(MainActivity.java:62)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at android.view.GestureDetector.onTouchEvent(GestureDetector.java:498)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at com.example.rpgengine.MainActivity.onTouchEvent(MainActivity.java:54)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:2399)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1873)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at android.view.View.dispatchPointerEvent(View.java:7307)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at android.view.ViewRootImpl.deliverPointerEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:3172)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at android.view.ViewRootImpl.deliverInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:3117)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doProcessInputEvents(ViewRootImpl.java:4153)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at android.view.ViewRootImpl.enqueueInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:4132)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at android.view.ViewRootImpl$WindowInputEventReceiver.onInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:4224)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at android.view.InputEventReceiver.dispatchInputEvent(InputEventReceiver.java:171)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at android.os.MessageQueue.nativePollOnce(Native Method)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at android.os.MessageQueue.next(MessageQueue.java:125)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:124)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4745)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:786)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:553)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/MessageQueue-JNI(5931):   at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
03-28 03:19:54.165: D/AndroidRuntime(5931): Shutting down VM
03-28 03:19:54.165: W/dalvikvm(5931): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x40e2c300)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931): java.lang.NullPointerException
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at com.example.rpgengine.MainActivity$1.onDoubleTap(MainActivity.java:62)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at android.view.GestureDetector.onTouchEvent(GestureDetector.java:498)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at com.example.rpgengine.MainActivity.onTouchEvent(MainActivity.java:54)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:2399)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1873)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at android.view.View.dispatchPointerEvent(View.java:7307)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at android.view.ViewRootImpl.deliverPointerEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:3172)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at android.view.ViewRootImpl.deliverInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:3117)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doProcessInputEvents(ViewRootImpl.java:4153)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at android.view.ViewRootImpl.enqueueInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:4132)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at android.view.ViewRootImpl$WindowInputEventReceiver.onInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:4224)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at android.view.InputEventReceiver.dispatchInputEvent(InputEventReceiver.java:171)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at android.os.MessageQueue.nativePollOnce(Native Method)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at android.os.MessageQueue.next(MessageQueue.java:125)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:124)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4745)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:786)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:553)
03-28 03:19:54.165: E/AndroidRuntime(5931):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

I have identical code in another program (I copied it and just changed the function names that it calls) and it works. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Swap the lines below:

currentZone = (ZoneView) findViewById(R.id.zoneview);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

You should initialize the view only after calling setContentView().