Question

My own project is using Android 2.1 API 7.

To implement action bar, I use ActionBarSherlock library. I imported the sherlock library into my Eclipse as an existing project. For sherlock, the target platform is Android v3.2 API 13 .

Then, I added sherlock as a library project to my own project. Then, I notice there is no R.java file under gen/ folder in my own project, and I got error like following in eclipse console:

JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-436230d/library/res/values-v11/abs__styles.xml:4: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo'.

JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-436230d/library/res/values-v11/abs__styles.xml:48: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionBarSize'.

JakeWharton-ActionBarSherlock-436230d/library/res/values-v11/abs__styles.xml:49: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionBarStyle'.

...

I thought it was probably because of the sherlock should use higher version API, so I tried to set target platform to 4.03 API 15 on sherlock project. But it does not help.

Anyone use sherlock has experienced the same error?? How can I solve this problem?

P.S. my own project manifest file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="my.frag.test"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" />

    <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
        <activity android:name=".MyActivity"
                  android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

    </application>
</manifest>

Answer 1

You have to set the build target to API13 on your own project.

The minimum API level your app works on is defined by android:minSdkVersion in your manifest, NOT the build target.

Setting the build target to API13 does NOT make the ActionBar available on 2.1 devices, and that is why you have ActionBarSherlock.