PopupWindow BadTokenException Unable to add window -- token null is not valid

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I have the following error when showing a PopupWindow  The errors are triggered by the line   checkInPopup showAtLocation  ViewGroup  mapView getParent    Gravity CENTER HORIZONTAL  0  0     mapView is a MapView and nothing is null   The stacktrace   01-08 18 00 09 402  E AndroidRuntime 27768   Caused by  android view WindowManager BadTokenException  Unable to add window -- token null is not valid  is your activity running  01-08 18 00 09 402  E AndroidRuntime 27768      at android view ViewRootImpl setView ViewRootImpl java 513  01-08 18 00 09 402  E AndroidRuntime 27768      at android view WindowManagerImpl addView WindowManagerImpl java 301  01-08 18 00 09 402  E AndroidRuntime 27768      at android view WindowManagerImpl addView WindowManagerImpl java 215  01-08 18 00 09 402  E AndroidRuntime 27768      at android view WindowManagerImpl CompatModeWrapper addView WindowManagerImpl java 140  01-08 18 00 09 402  E AndroidRuntime 27768      at android view Window LocalWindowManager addView Window java 537  01-08 18 00 09 402  E AndroidRuntime 27768      at android widget PopupWindow invokePopup PopupWindow java 988  01-08 18 00 09 402  E AndroidRuntime 27768      at android widget PopupWindow showAtLocation PopupWindow java 845  01-08 18 00 09 402  E AndroidRuntime 27768      at android widget PopupWindow showAtLocation PopupWindow java 809  01-08 18 00 09 402  E AndroidRuntime 27768      at com geoloc ActivityCheckIn onCreate ActivityCheckIn java 50  01-08 18 00 09 402  E AndroidRuntime 27768      at android app Activity performCreate Activity java 4465  01-08 18 00 09 402  E AndroidRuntime 27768      at android app Instrumentation callActivityOnCreate Instrumentation java 1049    This is the code from my activity  that extends MapActivity        protected void onCreate Bundle icicle        super onCreate icicle       setContentView R layout checkin       mapView    MapView  findViewById R id mapview        LayoutInflater inflater    LayoutInflater  getSystemService Context LAYOUT INFLATER SERVICE       checkInPopup   new PopupWindow inflater inflate CHECK IN POPUP LAYOUT  null  false        checkInPopup setOutsideTouchable true       checkInPopup setHeight 100       checkInPopup setWidth 200       checkInPopup showAtLocation  ViewGroup  mapView getParent    Gravity CENTER HORIZONTAL  0  0       Thank you for sharing your thoughts

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try to show popup like this new Handler   postDelayed new Runnable         public void run            popupWindow showAtLocation context getWindow   getDecorView    Gravity CENTER 0 0             200L

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Override protected void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState        View view   LayoutInflater from mContext  inflate R layout popup window layout  new LinearLayout mContext   true       popupWindow   new PopupWindow view  ViewGroup LayoutParams MATCH PARENT  ViewGroup LayoutParams WRAP CONTENT       popupWindow setContentView view          Override public void onWindowFocusChanged boolean hasFocus        if  hasFocus            popupWindow showAtLocation parentView  Gravity BOTTOM  0  0             the correct way is popupwindow show   at onWindowFocusChanged

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Same problem happened with me when i try to show popup menu in activity i also got same excpetion but i encounter problem n resolve by providing context   YourActivityName this  instead of getApplicationContext   at   Dialog dialog   new Dialog getApplicationContext      and yes it worked for me may it will help someone else

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Try to show the pop like below  findViewById R id main layout  post new Runnable             public void run                 mPopupWindow showAtLocation findViewById R id main layout   Gravity CENTER  0  0               Button close    Button  customView findViewById R id btn ok               close setOnClickListener new View OnClickListener                      Override                 public void onClick View v                        mPopupWindow dismiss                        doOtherStuff

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A popup s parent can t itself be a popup  Both of their parents must be the same  So  if you create a popup inside a popup  you must save the parent s popup and make it a parent   here s an example

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use this method before show  public static ViewGroup getActivityFirstLayout Context ctx        return  ViewGroup   ViewGroup  ActivityMaster getActivity ctx  findViewById android R id content   getChildAt 0      private boolean activityIsOk Activity activity        boolean s1     activity    null    activity isFinishing          if s1                View v   LayoutMaster getActivityFirstLayout activity           return v isShown    amp  amp  ViewCompat isLaidOut v              return false

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Try to use it  LayoutInflater inflater    LayoutInflater  getApplicationContext   getSystemService LAYOUT INFLATER SERVICE   View view   inflate from YourActivity this  inflate R layout yourLayout  null

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There are two scenarios when this exception could occur  One is mentioned by nandeesh  Other scenario is mentioned here  http   blackriver to 2012 08 android-annoying-exception-unable-to-add-window-is-your-activity-running   Make sure you handle both of them

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Following  many hours of search and testing i found following solution by implementing different SO solutions  here it what didn t failed in any case  i was getting crash        Runnable runnable   new Runnable                  Override             public void run                  displayPopup progress dialog or what ever action  example                  ProgressDialogBox setProgressBar Constants LOADING youractivityName this                     Where logcat is indicating the crash is happening    start a runnable  in my case at receiving broadcast   runOnUiThread new Runnable                  Override             public void run                     if  isFinishing                          new Handler   postAtTime runnable 2000

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Use   YourActivityName this   Instead of   getApplicationContext

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you are showing your popup too early  You may post a delayed runnable for showatlocation in Onresume   Give it a try  Edit  This post seems to have the same problem answered Problems creating a Popup Window in Android Activity

[android] PopupWindow $BadTokenException: Unable to add window -- token null is not valid

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