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Android

Posted by Andy Hammond
Andy Hammond
5,415 Points

@drawable/ic_action_search

I'm going through the developer.android.com getting started section, and when i tried to make a new XML item which included this:

<item android:id="@+id/action_search"
          android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_search"
        />

it doesn't recognize action search.

cannot resolve symbol

2 Answers

Ian Hattendorf
Ian Hattendorf
7,715 Points

@drawable references a drawable resource, usually located in the res/drawable-xxx folder (where xxx is the display resolution such as hdpi/ldpi/etc). It can't find ic_action_search because you don't have it in your project. That icon is included in the Action Bar Icon Pack. Simply download the icon pack and copy the missing icons into their corresponding folders.

Andy Hammond
Andy Hammond
5,415 Points
Andy Hammond
Andy Hammond
5,415 Points

Duh...can't believe i missed that haha.

thanks so much!