Question

I write a theme in styles.xml file like below

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
 <!-- Root styles that vary by API level -->
<style name="FrameworkRoot.Theme" parent="Theme.Sherlock.Light.DarkActionBar">
    <!-- API 11+ (compatibility) -->
    <item name="buttonBarStyle">@style/Compat.ButtonBar</item>
    <item name="buttonBarButtonStyle">@style/Compat.ButtonBarButton</item>
    <item name="indeterminateProgressStyle">@style/Compat.IndeterminateProgress</item>
    <!-- API 14+ (compatibility) -->
    <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingLeft">@dimen/compat_list_preferred_item_padding_left</item>
    <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingRight">@dimen/compat_list_preferred_item_padding_right</item>
    <item name="listPreferredItemHeightSmall">@dimen/compat_list_preferred_item_height_small</item>
</style>

but get the error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr ‘buttonBarStyle’.

I get the code from the google io2012. Both mine and its’ all base

    <uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="8"
    android:targetSdkVersion="16" />

I can compile the google io2012’s source code but not mine. so strange.
is anybody know why? or have the same question?

Answer 1

buttonBarStyle is for versions 11 and above as you state in your SDK but you are using android:minSdkVersion="8". Isn’t it supposed to work for android:minSdkVersion="11"?