I am extending some important class (not ListActivity ) , and want to use ActionBar without extending ActionBarActivity / AppCompatActivity

Question

getSupportActionBar() is giving error because class not extended from ActionBarActivity / AppCompatActivity .

I have tried with getActionBar() but not working .

Is it possible to get Action Bar without extending ActionBarActivity / AppCompatActivity ?

My code :- Here is my Class

public class MainActivity extends BaseActivity implements CallBackListener {

And here is the code where i need to use getSupportActionBar() method , but it is giving error :-

getSupportActionBar().setDisplayOptions(ActionBar.DISPLAY_SHOW_CUSTOM);
    getSupportActionBar().getCustomView().findViewById(R.id.menu_icon)
            .setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

                @Override
                public void onClick(View v) {
                    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                    toggle();
                }
            });

com.jeremyfeinstein.slidingmenu.lib.app.SlidingFragmentActivity — Snehil Chouhan, Jan 17 '16 at 10:44
That's a descendant of a regular Activity, so `getActionBar()` will work, but only down to API 11. What specific problems are you having? — Mike M., Jan 17 '16 at 10:56
I tried using getActionBar() but getting NullPointerException Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.app.ActionBar.setBackgroundDrawable(android.graphics.drawable.Drawable)' on a null object reference and i am using API 21 . — Snehil Chouhan, Jan 17 '16 at 11:09
Which API level are you running under? Are you using a `NoActionBar` theme? — Mike M., Jan 17 '16 at 11:11
I am running under API level 21 . And i am not using NoActionBar theme . — Snehil Chouhan, Jan 17 '16 at 11:29
Have a look [here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/26449687). Never mind the AppCompat. Just check those attributes in your current theme. — Mike M., Jan 17 '16 at 11:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 17 '16 at 08:54

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The simple answer to your question is NO .

Simply because the getActionBar() and getSupportActionBar() are part of AppCompatActivity and earlier classes. Do have a look at the Developer reference to understand better.

answered Jan 17 '16 at 08:54

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I am extending some important class (not ListActivity ) , and want to use ActionBar without extending ActionBarActivity / AppCompatActivity

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