Invisible ActionMode item icons in Theme.Sherlock.Light.DarkActionBar

Question

When using Theme.Sherlock.Light.DarkActionBar (or Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar, doesn\'t make a difference), the ActionMode (or \"contextual ActionB

Answer 1

The solution is to use the ActionBar's context to create the AlertDialog:

Context themedContext = getActivity().getActionBar().getThemedContext();

Or using ActionBarSherlock/ActionBarCompat:

Context themedContext = getActivity().getSupportActionBar().getThemedContext();

Then create the AlertDialog using this themed context:

AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(themedContext);