java.classCastException coming in code

Question

pointer application extends application.

private pointerApplication getPoa() {
    pointerApplication poa = (pointerApplication) getApplication();
    return poa;
}

And the error:

   06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374): java.lang.ClassCastException: android.app.Application cannot be cast to com.startup.tryingpointers.pointerApplication
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374):     at com.startup.tryingpointers.AddsubjectList.addSubject(AddsubjectList.java:49)
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374):     at com.startup.tryingpointers.AddsubjectList$1.onClick(AddsubjectList.java:33)
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374):     at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:4204)
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374):     at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:17355)
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374):     at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:725)
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5041)
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:793)
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:560)
06-23 11:21:30.276: E/AndroidRuntime(1374):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

rciovati · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-23 11:45:06Z

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Make sure, in the AndroidManifest.xml, you have declared the android:name attribute of application tag with the proper class name:

<application
    android:name=".pointerApplication" >
</application>

answered Jun 23, 2013 at 11:45

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reVic Over a year ago

Thanks rciovati, it helped a lot.

Oleksiy · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-23 13:00:20Z

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Try cleaning the project if it still doesn't work

answered Jun 23, 2013 at 13:00

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