ActionBarCompat: java.lang.IllegalStateException:

Question

I am getting a RuntimeException on Android 2.3.5 but I am using Theme.AppCompat (res/values/themes.xml). This is the phone: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_y_s5360-4117.php

 <!-- res/values/themes.xml -->
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>

     <style name="Theme.Styled" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat">
         <item name="actionBarStyle">@style/QueryActionBar</item>
         <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/QueryActionBar</item>
     </style>

     <style name="QueryActionBar" parent="@style/Widget.AppCompat.ActionBar">
         <item name="background">@color/blueback</item>
         <item name="android:background">@color/blueback</item>
         <item name="backgroundSplit">@color/blueback</item>
         <item name="android:backgroundSplit">@color/blueback</item>
     </style>

 </resources>

Here is the file for values-v11.

 <!-- res/values-v11/themes.xml -->
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
    <style name="QueryTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo">
    <!-- Any customizations for your app running on devices with Theme.Holo here -->
    </style>
 </resources>

Here is the error.

 java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.txt2lrn.www/com.txt2lrn.www.LandingActivity}: java.lang.IllegalStateException: You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity.
 at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1651)
 at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1667)
 at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:117)
 at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:935)
 at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
 at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)
 at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3687)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
 at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:867)
 at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:625)
 at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
 Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: You need to use a Theme.AppCompat theme (or descendant) with this activity.
 at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivityDelegate.onCreate(ActionBarActivityDelegate.java:102)
 at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity.onCreate(ActionBarActivity.java:98)
 at com.txt2lrn.www.LandingActivity.onCreate(LandingActivity.java:95)
 at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)
 at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1615)
 ... 11 more

Sorry folks, I also do have android:theme="@style/Theme.Styled" defined in AndroidManifest.xml.

Answer 1

If you are extending ActionBarActivity in your MainActivity, you will have to change the parent theme in values-v11 also.
So the style.xml in values-v11 will be -

 <!-- res/values-v11/themes.xml -->
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
    <style name="QueryTheme" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat">
    <!-- Any customizations for your app running on devices with Theme.Holo here -->
    </style>
 </resources>

EDIT: I would recommend you stop using ActionBar and start using the AppBar layout included in the Android Design Support Library

Answer 2

I just get my application move from ActionBarSherlock to ActionBarCompat. Try declare your old theme like this:

<style name="Theme.Event" parent="Theme.AppCompat">

Then set the theme in your AndroidManifest.xml:

<application
    android:debuggable="true"
    android:name=".activity.MyApplication"
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:theme="@style/Theme.Event.Home"
     >

Answer 3

Try this...

styles.xml

<resources>
 <style name="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light">
    <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
 </style>
</resources>

AndroidManifest.xml

   <activity
        android:name="com.example.Home"
        android:label="@string/app_name" 
        android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar"
        >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>

Answer 4

Just do it Build -> Clean Project. I think this will solve your problem.

Answer 5

I encountered this error when I was trying to create a DialogBox when some action is taken inside the CustomAdapter class. This was not an Activity but an Adapter class. After 36 hrs of efforts and looking up for solutions, I came up with this.

Send the Activity as a parameter while calling the CustomAdapter.

CustomAdapter ca = new CustomAdapter(MyActivity.this,getApplicationContext(),records);

Define the variables in the custom Adapter.

Activity parentActivity;
Context context;

Call the constructor like this.

public CustomAdapter(Activity parentActivity,Context context,List<Record> records){
    this.parentActivity=parentActivity;
    this.context=context;
    this.records=records;
}

And finally when creating the dialog box inside the adapter class, do it like this.

AlertDialog ad = new AlertDialog.Builder(parentActivity).setTitle("Your title");

and so on..

I hope this helps you

Answer 6

For my list view am using custom Adapter which extends ArrayAdapter. in listiview i have 2 buttons one of the buttons as Custom AlertDialogBox. Ex: Activity parentActivity; Constructor for Adapter `

public CustomAdapter(ArrayList<Contact> data, Activity parentActivity,Context context) {
        super(context,R.layout.listdummy,data);
        this.mContext   =   context;
        this.parentActivity  =   parentActivity;
    }

` calling Adapter from MainActivty

adapter = new CustomAdapter(dataModels,MainActivity.this,this);

now write ur alertdialog inside ur button which is in the Adapter class

viewHolder.update.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(final View view) {
            

                AlertDialog.Builder alertDialog =   new AlertDialog.Builder(parentActivity);
                alertDialog.setTitle("Updating");
                alertDialog.setCancelable(false);

                LayoutInflater layoutInflater   = (LayoutInflater) mContext.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
                 @SuppressLint("InflateParams") final View view1   =   layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.dialog,null);
                alertDialog.setView(view1);
                alertDialog.setNegativeButton("Cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
                        dialogInterface.cancel();
                    }
                });
                alertDialog.setPositiveButton("Update", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {

                    //ur logic
                            }
                    }
                });
                  alertDialog.create().show();

            }
        });