No resource found - Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActi

Question

I used ActionBar Style Generator, and now trying to use into my app, but getting :

error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name '@style/ Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar'.

i am using android-support-v7-appcompat.jar lib inside libs folder

my target is to make my app compatible 2.3 or above

Answer 1

If you're using Eclipse, then add the reference library into your project as the following steps:

1. Right-click your project in the Project Explorer View.
2. Click Properties.
3. Click Android in the Properties window.
4. In the Library group, click Add...
   • See the image below.
5. Select the library. Click OK.
6. Click the OK button again in the Properties window.

Answer 2

If you are using Eclipse just copying android-support-v7-appcompat.jar to libs folder will not work if you are going to use resources.

Follow steps from here for "Adding libraries with resources".

Answer 3

In Eclipse: When importing a support library as a project library following the instructions at Adding Support Libraries, don't forget to check the option "Copy proyects into workspace"!

Answer 4

A simple solution - replace contents this file (/res/values/styles.xml) to this is text:

<resources>

<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
</style>

Answer 5

make sure there is a v7 directory in your sdk, I thought having the 'Android Support Library' (in Extras) was sufficient. Turns out I was missing the 'Local Maven repository for Support Libraries (extras;android;m2repository)' Studio found that actually and fixed the gradle dependencies. using gradle to build then worked. $ cat app/build.gradle

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "pat.example.com.gdbdemo"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
     compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.2.1'
}

Answer 6

AppCompat is a library project. You need to reference the library project in your android project.

Check the topic Adding libraries with resources.