Android: getSupportActionBar() always returns null in ActionBarSherlock library

Question

I\'m trying to use the ActionBarSherlock library to provide backwards compatible ActionBar support with tabs in my Android app, so I downloaded the latest build, built the d

Answer 1

I just changed in Manifest

android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar"

to:

  android:theme="@style/AppTheme"

and the error gone

Answer 2

I had this problem after (sillily) forgetting to call the super.onCreate()

Answer 3

I ran into this after adding a library to my project. The remedy was to look in the library and remove any styles name "AppTheme" if you are using this same theme name in your manifest. There wasn't a conflict on my Galaxy S4, Jelly Bean, while there was a conflict on my Galaxy Tab.

Answer 4

Another reason this will happen on Honeycomb+ devices is because the windowNoTitle attribute is set in your style. Get rid of that as ActionBarSherlock will automatically remove it in pre-Honeycomb devices for you.

Answer 5

you are declared Theme.Sherlock or Theme.Sherlock.Light as your activity or application theme in the manifest Or using a custom theme that inherits from one of these two

Example:-

<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/Theme.Sherlock.Light" >

also u can use dark theme:-

android:theme="@style/Theme.Sherlock"

Answer 6

I added android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Dialog" to my activity in the Android Manifest file in an attempt to make it a dialogue activity. This too will remove the action bar hence a null pointer. Remove it or don't call getSupportActioBar