How to fix getActionBar method may produce java.lang.NullPointerException

Question

I am using a toolbar as my actionbar in an activity. I am trying to add the method getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true); to the Activity.java file fo

Answer 1

use this theme: android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar"

Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
toolbar.setTitle("Title");
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
ActionBar actionBar = getSupportActionBar();
actionBar.setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
actionBar.setHomeAsUpIndicator(R.drawable.ic_action_previous_item);
actionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);