Getting a NullPointerException with AppCompat

Question

I\'m trying to implements \'Material design\' for pre-5.0 using AppCompat v21, but I\'m getting a null pointer exception when i try to put on the new \'toolbar\'. I followed thi

Answer 1

Your toolbar.xml is not included in your activity_main.xml and therefore findViewById(R.id.my_awesome_toolbar) returns null - you need to include the Toolbar directly into the layout of each activity.