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
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For anyone out there using VS2015, I was getting this error too, and it turns out I hadn't added the library to the project...
Install-Package Xamarin.Android.Support.v7.AppCompat
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'
}
If you are using Visual Studio for MAC, fix the problem clicking on Project > Restoring Nutget packages
Using Visual Studio 2015 (Windows7) + Xamarin had this error and after trying multiple things (installing packages, download android_m2repository_r10.zip...) ended removing the full Xamarin folder inside
C:\Users\<my user>\AppData\Local
After that, Rebuild the application in VS and errors disappeared.
In xamarin if you face this issue when you add any new sdk. The simple solution is Open your styles file and add this line.
<style name="AppTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar"></style>
It's better solution rather than adding appcompat.
If you are using Android Studio then just add the dependency
dependencies {
implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.0.1'
}
to app/build.gradle
. And that will work
dependencies {
implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0'
}
compile has been replaced by implementation, don't know why.
In my case, I took an android
project from one computer to another and had this problem. What worked for me was a combination of some of the answers I've seen:
Mine ran fine after these steps.
I had this same problem. None of the solutions listed here helped my situation. As it turns out, I was importing the parent folder for a project into Android Studio 1.5, rather than the project folder itself. This threw Gradel into a tizzy. Solution was to import the project folder instead.
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"!
Android
support library
in extra's ..\sdk\extras\android\support\v7\appcompat\res\values
on
Windows). Somewhere in there is a themes.xml
and
themes_base.xml
. Copy both of these files.If you are using the Android.mk to build then use the USE_AAPT2, which link in the built resource from the AAR.
Add below line in Android.mk file:
LOCAL_USE_AAPT2 := true
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>
dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.0'
}
This worked for me... in Android Studio...
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".
If you're using Eclipse, then add the reference library
into your project as the following steps:
Project Explorer
View.Properties
.Android
in the Properties
window.Library
group, click Add...
OK
.OK
button again in the Properties window.Source: Stackoverflow.com