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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Relating Users in Parse.com Selecting Friends from a List

Moritz Gruber
Moritz Gruber
12,073 Points
Posted by Moritz Gruber
Moritz Gruber
12,073 Points

ListActivity and AppCompatActivity

Hello there, I am using android Studio and it suggested me to use a Android Supportlib. to fix some outdated stuff of this project. (Had no actionBar) But now I got again a huge Problem with the ListActivity, because there is no Activity that combines AppCompatActivity and the ListActivity. (one for actionbar, one for list)

Is there an other, more easy way around than using fragments?

regards Moritz

Kristo Prifti
Kristo Prifti
2,609 Points

First you have to extend AppCompatActivity in your EditFriendsActivity. Then you have to declare a ListView variable and you have to assign it in the on create method like this: listView = (ListView) findViewById(android.R.id.list); After this you have to set the adapter in the onResume method like this: listView.setAdapter(adapter);

This solves your crash with the theme problem :)

1 Answer

Orit Razon
Orit Razon
2,284 Points
Orit Razon
Orit Razon
2,284 Points

hi, I've just encountered the same problem. Eventually I just used a ListView instead of a ListActivity. a bit more coding but it was the least complicated solution I could find...