No resource found - Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar

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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

@AbrahimNeil : see [Can't Find Theme.AppCompat.Light for New Android ActionBar Support](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17870881/cant-find-theme-appcompat-light-for-new-android-actionbar-support) maybe help you — ρяσѕρєя K, Feb 20 '14 at 07:26

Raghunandan · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-27T07:47:40.053

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

Check the topic Adding libraries with resources.

Update

Adding material theme should be the way. Check https://material.io/develop/android/docs/getting-started for more details.

edited Feb 27 '21 at 07:47

answered Feb 20 '14 at 07:21

Raghunandan

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already placed android-support-v7-appcompat.jar to libs folder – Sun Feb 20 '14 at 07:22
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@AbrahimNeil that is not the right way. its a library project and hence must be referenced just like google play services – Raghunandan Feb 20 '14 at 07:23
when i am importing android-support-v7-appcompat.jar getting Unable to resolve target android-16 is it requires ? – Sun Feb 20 '14 at 07:36
@AbrahimNeil follow http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15804261/unable-to-resolve-target-android-15 assuming you are using eclipse ide – Raghunandan Feb 20 '14 at 07:37
i ticked as useful both this and that, my only concern was is it requires ? – Sun Feb 20 '14 at 07:41
you can check it to 17 if you have or download 16 if you want to. – Raghunandan Feb 20 '14 at 07:42
i am just using android 19 :( this even without Google APIs – Sun Feb 20 '14 at 07:43
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let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/47919/discussion-between-raghunandan-and-abrahim-neil) – Raghunandan Feb 20 '14 at 07:43
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adding `implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0'`, under dependencies solved my problem. – Hilal Jun 16 '19 at 17:50
Thanks, Hilal, adding that in the project's Gradle file worked for me. – observer Jul 09 '20 at 05:42
`implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.3.0'` for androidx – Hammer Feb 25 '21 at 11:42

score 34 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 10 '15 at 21:39

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

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

The "Add" button in the project Properties window, Android section, Library group.

edited Sep 10 '15 at 21:39

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answered Feb 20 '14 at 07:26

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how do you know op is using eclipse not android studio?. the snap posted is for eclipse. – Raghunandan Feb 20 '14 at 07:29
@Raghunandan sorry forget to mention it – M D Feb 20 '14 at 07:31
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Works perfectly in Eclipse. Thanks! – SMBiggs Jul 04 '15 at 05:36

N J · Answer 3 · 2019-02-05T04:29:15.323

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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

edited Feb 05 '19 at 04:29

answered Aug 13 '15 at 05:58

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Um... it *doesn't* work... it still won't resolve android:Theme.AppCompat.* in my styles.xml file. – Michael Jan 02 '17 at 04:09
I just replaced implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0' by implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.0.1' and now it works... but why? – CGR Mar 07 '19 at 23:42
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@CGR I believe Android changed the themes for 28+ and Light.DarkActionBar isn't available anymore. – DoomGoober May 08 '20 at 23:42

score 14 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 07 '16 at 14:23

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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

answered Oct 07 '16 at 14:23

James Joyce

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I got this after starting a fresh project in VS2019 and Building it. Simply doing a "Rebuild Solution" without having to install anything else resolved the errors. – Glen Little Oct 03 '19 at 17:30

score 8 · Answer 5 · edited Nov 12 '14 at 09:26

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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".

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score 8 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 16 '15 at 11:34

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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>

answered Sep 16 '15 at 11:34

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"Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'AppBaseTheme'." – Yousha Aleayoub Dec 13 '15 at 19:57
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This is not **AppCompat**. – IgorGanapolsky Sep 14 '16 at 18:23

score 5 · Answer 7 · edited Nov 21 '19 at 01:10

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dependencies {
    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0'
}

compile has been replaced by implementation, don't know why.

edited Nov 21 '19 at 01:10

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answered Feb 04 '19 at 22:40

Paul McCarthy

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This is the solution for me. – shizhen Nov 21 '19 at 01:11

score 4 · Answer 8 · edited Sep 13 '15 at 15:04

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:

Remove the copy of the appcompat library that was in the libs folder of the workspace
Install sdk 21
Change the project properties to use that sdk build
Set up and start an emulator compatible with sdks 21
Update the Run Configuration to prompt for device to run on & choose Run

Mine ran fine after these steps.

score 4 · Answer 9 · answered Aug 18 '15 at 21:44

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dependencies {

    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.0'

}

This worked for me... in Android Studio...

answered Aug 18 '15 at 21:44

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score 3 · Answer 10 · answered Feb 17 '16 at 16:38

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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.

answered Feb 17 '16 at 16:38

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This worked for me :) Note: Using Visual Studio Enterprise. 2017 15.8 Preview 3.0 – David Jones Jul 11 '18 at 06:08
Worked for me as well, using VS 2017. – Richard Lyle May 12 '19 at 04:32

score 3 · Answer 11 · answered Mar 19 '16 at 00:17

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'
}

score 2 · Answer 12 · answered Feb 08 '19 at 00:08

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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

answered Feb 08 '19 at 00:08

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score 1 · Answer 13 · edited Mar 10 '16 at 00:14

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Update your SDK in the manager and be sure to include Android support library in extra's
Go to SDK in file explorer (Finder on mac) track down the extra's folder (..\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.
In your project paste the files into 'values' directory

edited Mar 10 '16 at 00:14

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Copying themes_base.xml into res/values solved the original problem but resulted in other unresolved references. – FractalBob May 06 '16 at 02:40

villamejia · Answer 14 · 2015-05-22T02:59:12.850

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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"!

edited May 22 '15 at 02:59

answered May 22 '15 at 02:33

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score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Dec 13 '15 at 22:06

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.

score 0 · Answer 16 · answered Jun 17 '19 at 04:15

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If you are using Visual Studio for MAC, fix the problem clicking on Project > Restoring Nutget packages

answered Jun 17 '19 at 04:15

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score -1 · Answer 17 · answered Apr 22 '20 at 04:51

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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.

answered Apr 22 '20 at 04:51

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This would mean that your app would be using the old Android styling, instead of Material Design. – Edric Mar 19 '21 at 03:18

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