How do I style appcompat-v7 Toolbar like Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar?

Question

I\'m trying to recreate the look of Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar with the new support library Toolbar.

If I choose Theme.AppCompat.Light

Answer 1

To customize tool bar style, first create tool bar custom style inheriting Widget.AppCompat.Toolbar, override properties and then add it to custom app theme as shown below, see http://www.zoftino.com/android-toolbar-tutorial for more information tool bar and styles.