title: Out of memory error when inflating simple xml layout in android
body: <p>I have an out if memory error reported by some users on google play that i cant seem to reproduce no matter how hard I try.</p>
  
  <p>The error is shown on the line of my java file where I try to set the layout of my file.
  Here is the complete dump of logcat:</p>
  
  <pre>
  
  
        {java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{org.djodjo.android.sport.GrassrootsDragRacing/org.djodjo.android.sport.GrassrootsDragRacing.LogSheet}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #2: Error inflating class 
                at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1970)
                at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1995)
                at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:128)
                at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1161)
                at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
                at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
                at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4514)
                at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
                at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
                at           com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:980)
                at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:747)
                at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
                Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #2: Error inflating class 
                at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:606)
                at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneLayoutInflater.onCreateView(PhoneLayoutInflater.java:56)
                at android.view.LayoutInflater.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:653)
                at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:678)
                at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:466)
                at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:396)
                at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:352)
                at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:274)
                at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1835)
                at org.djodjo.android.sport.GrassrootsDragRacing.LogSheet.onCreate(LogSheet.java:20)
                at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:4470)
                at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1053)
                at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1934)
                ... 11 more
                Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
                at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.constructNative(Native Method)
                at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:417)
                at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:586)
                ... 23 more
                Caused by: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
                at android.graphics.Bitmap.nativeCreate(Native Method)
                at android.graphics.Bitmap.createBitmap(Bitmap.java:605)
                at android.graphics.Bitmap.createBitmap(Bitmap.java:551)
                at android.graphics.Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(Bitmap.java:437)
                at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.finishDecode(BitmapFactory.java:618)
                at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeStream(BitmapFactory.java:593)
                at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeResourceStream(BitmapFactory.java:445)
                at android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.createFromResourceStream(Drawable.java:775)
                at android.content.res.Resources.loadDrawable(Resources.java:1968)
                at android.content.res.TypedArray.getDrawable(TypedArray.java:601)
                at android.view.View.(View.java:2834)
                at android.view.View.(View.java:2771)
                at android.view.ViewGroup.(ViewGroup.java:379)
                at android.widget.RelativeLayout.(RelativeLayout.java:174)
                ... 26 more
  
  </pre>
  
  <p>Any help would be highly appreciated :)</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?&gt;
  &lt;RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      android:layout_width="fill_parent"
      android:layout_height="fill_parent"
      android:background="@drawable/log_sheet_background_new"
      android:orientation="vertical" &gt;
  
      &lt;RelativeLayout
          xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
          android:background="#00FFFFFF"
          android:orientation="horizontal" &gt;
  
          &lt;!--
               &lt;ImageView  
                  android:id = "@+id/topLogo"
                  android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
                  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                  android:background="@drawable/top_logo3"
                  android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
              /&gt;
          --&gt;
  
          &lt;ImageView
              android:id="@+id/btnHelp"
              android:layout_width="wrap_content"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
              android:layout_gravity="right"
              android:layout_marginRight="3dip"
              android:layout_marginTop="3dip"
              android:adjustViewBounds="true"
              android:scaleType="fitCenter"
              android:src="@drawable/help_up" /&gt;
      &lt;/RelativeLayout&gt;
  
      &lt;LinearLayout
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
          android:layout_marginBottom="5dip"
          android:layout_weight="1"
          android:gravity="center"
          android:orientation="horizontal" &gt;
  
          &lt;TextView
              android:id="@+id/btnNewLogSheet"
              android:layout_width="wrap_content"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:layout_marginBottom="5dip"
              android:layout_marginLeft="5dip"
              android:layout_marginRight="0dip"
              android:background="@drawable/info_box_p1"
              android:clickable="true"
              android:text="Add New Log"
              android:textColor="#FF000000"
              android:textSize="16sp"
              android:textStyle="bold" /&gt;
  
          &lt;TextView
              android:id="@+id/btnDeleteAll"
              android:layout_width="wrap_content"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:layout_marginBottom="5dip"
              android:layout_marginLeft="3dip"
              android:layout_marginRight="0dip"
              android:background="@drawable/info_box_p1"
              android:clickable="true"
              android:text="Clear All"
              android:textColor="#FF000000"
              android:textSize="16sp"
              android:textStyle="bold" /&gt;
  
          &lt;TextView
              android:id="@+id/btnLogSheetPredictET"
              android:layout_width="wrap_content"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:layout_marginBottom="5dip"
              android:layout_marginLeft="3dip"
              android:layout_marginRight="0dip"
              android:background="@drawable/info_box_p1"
              android:clickable="true"
              android:text="Predict ET"
              android:textColor="#FF000000"
              android:textSize="16sp"
              android:textStyle="bold" /&gt;
  
          &lt;TextView
              android:id="@+id/btnLogSheetListByDate"
              android:layout_width="wrap_content"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:layout_gravity="center"
              android:layout_marginBottom="5dip"
              android:layout_marginLeft="3dip"
              android:layout_marginRight="0dip"
              android:background="@drawable/info_box_p1"
              android:clickable="true"
              android:text="Search by date"
              android:textColor="#FF000000"
              android:textSize="16sp"
              android:textStyle="bold" /&gt;
      &lt;/LinearLayout&gt;
  
  &lt;/RelativeLayout&gt;
  </code></pre>