I am new to Android and am trying to run my first program. However, based on my searches across the internet, I think that I can't import mypackage.R
because r.java
has not been generated because of errors in my style.xml files. I have searched around trying to figure out how to fix these but I can't find a fix that works. The error in styles.xml
is
error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'
Does anyone know how to fix this?
![Errors in style.txt][1]
Here is the code I am using:
package com.example.test;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
return true;
}
}
UPDATE: Here is styles.xml:
<resources>
<!--
Base application theme, dependent on API level. This theme is replaced
by AppBaseTheme from res/values-vXX/styles.xml on newer devices.
-->
<style name="AppBaseTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<!--
Theme customizations available in newer API levels can go in
res/values-vXX/styles.xml, while customizations related to
backward-compatibility can go here.
-->
</style>
<!-- Application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="AppBaseTheme">
<!-- All customizations that are NOT specific to a particular API-level can go here. -->
</style>
</resources>
UPDATE 2: Here is AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.test"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.example.test.MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
You are trying to use Theme.AppCompat.Light
theme which is a library project. You have to reference this library project to your project.
Now, at first, check that you have installed this library project as follows...
Go Window-->Android SDK Manager then a window named Android SDK Manager will appear as below.
If the Android Support Library
is not installed then install it. You can see more information about Android Support Library
setup from the below Android Developer site.
After Android Support Library
setup completion, reference the library to your project from this path...
android-sdk/extras/android/support/v7/appcompat
To reference, follow these steps:
Now, clean and build your project and run it. I think after all of these, your problem will be solved.