XmlPullParserException when parsing a resource file in Android

Question

I am trying to parse an XML file that I have in a resource folder. This is what I'm trying to do -

public void loadXMLtoDB() {

    Resources resource = mContext.getResources();
    dbInstance = new DBProvider();
    dbInstance.onCreate();
    try{
        XmlResourceParser parser = resource.getXml(R.xml.default_apps); 

        parser.nextTag();
        readApps(parser);

    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}....

private void readApps(XmlResourceParser parser) throws XmlPullParserException, IOException {

    parser.require(XmlPullParser.START_TAG, null, "appsList");

    while(parser.next() != XmlPullParser.END_TAG){
        if(parser.getEventType() != XmlPullParser.START_TAG)
            continue;

        String name = parser.getName();

        if(name.equals("appIcon")){
            readAppIcon(parser);
        }
        else 
            skip(parser);
    }
} .....

This is my xml file -

<appsList xmlns:launcher="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.example.kids" >
    <appIcon>
        <className>com.sec.android.app.camera.Camera</className>
        <iconPosition>0</iconPosition>
        <packageName>com.sec.android.app.camera</packageName>
        <screen>0</screen>
    </appIcon>
    <appIcon>
        <className>com.sec.android.gallery3d.app.Gallery</className>
        <iconPosition>1</iconPosition>
        <packageName>com.sec.android.gallery3d</packageName>
        <screen>0</screen>
    </appIcon>
</appsList>

and this exception, I get :
org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException: Binary XML file line #-1: expected start or end tag (position:Binary XML file line #-1)

As far as I know, XML is fine - but there is an XMLParsing exception.

Answer 1

That's what was wrong -

• parser.nextTag(); should be replaced by parser.next();
  
• XML res/xml, XmlResourceParser, InputStream. , setInput() XmlPullParser, (START_DOCUMENT, ). , parser.next() , , parser.require(XmlPullParser.START_TAG, null, "appsList") .