Android TabActivity with Toolbar - setSupportActionBar() unknow

Question

Is it possible to use setSupportActionBar() in an TabActivity? Extending with AppCompatActivity is not possible...

public class TabHost extends TabActivity {

    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.tabhost);


        Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
        setSupportActionBar(toolbar); // this is unkown
        getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true); //also

Do I have to switch from TabActivity to FragmentTabHost? Thanks

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 15 '15 at 14:42

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no you can't. You have to extend AppCompatActivity, and you shouldn't use TabActivity in the first place. It was deprecated long time ago. You should use a solution based on a ViewPager and Fragments to achieve the same behavior

answered May 15 '15 at 14:42

Blackbelt

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i need compatiblitiy till API 10. Is this possible? – Oli May 15 '15 at 14:44
I have Tabs with own Classes (Layout etc.) this is really hard to switch over – Oli May 15 '15 at 15:47
it is not hard, maybe it is gonna take sometime, but I think it is a price you should be willing to pay – Blackbelt May 15 '15 at 15:54

Android TabActivity with Toolbar - setSupportActionBar() unknow

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