setSupportActionBar toolbar cannot be applied to (android.widget.Toolbar) error

Question

I\'ve been looking for an answer and I\'ve tried many possible solutions, but nothing seems to work..

I\'m trying to setup a Material Action Bar following this tutor

Answer 1

class must be extend of AppCompatActivity to resolve the problem of setSuppertActionBar that is not recognizable

Answer 2

import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;

import it into your java class

Answer 3

In using toolbar you should extends AppCompatActivity and

import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar 

Answer 4

ToolBar's name can easily be changed using

android:label="My Activity"

in your Manifest File. I just going through Manifest & found

android:label 

Helps to change according to the specific activity, Hope you'll give it a try

Answer 5

Certify that your Manifest declaration includes android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar" tag, like the following:

<activity
    android:name=".PointsScreen"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar">
</activity>

Answer 6

Just change

import android.widget.Toolbar;

To

import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;