SearchView on support.v7.appcompat library issue: default 9-patch background not renders properly

Question

I\'m developing an app with ActionBar using support.v7.appcompat library. The action bar works, the SearchView is shown, the hint shows. The only problem is that the backgro

Answer 1

I had the same issue with build tools 19.0.1, but newer version 19.0.3 fixed the problem. Try it, hopefully it will help you too.

Answer 2

Ok, I want to kill myself. I've fixed it. Don't know how. I can't reproduce the bug again!

what I think has fixed the bug: I've added import android.support.v7.app.ActionBar;

Then I've removed it to reproduce the bug, but it's not back.

I also did uninstall Build-tools 18.0.1 (which is in italics and made me suspicious), so I thought it might be the source of the bug. But I've reinstalled it, and can't reproduce the bug either.

I don't know what else could possibly be. Anyway, moving on... (sight)

Edit:

It happened again, and this time I've been able to narrow it down. Turns out it is a bug of Build Tools v18.*, downgrading to v17 solves the issue.

Answer 3

This is usually an issue where the resources (R) file has not been correctly generated and some references are misaligned.

Doing a clean is usually a good fix, as it regenerates this file. This is what you inadvertently did when reinstalling.