How to refer to a theme in style.xml from the AndroidManifest

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I am trying to override some values in the theme for my Android application. The AndroidManifest.xml file has the following declaration for the application:

<application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" android:label="App" android:supportsRtl="true" android:theme="@android:style/AppTheme" >

And in my style I have the following theme declared:

 <style name="AppTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"> <item name="android:typeface">serif</item> </style>

However when I build the project android studio says "Error:(28, 24) No resource found that matches the given name (at 'theme' with value '@android:style/AppTheme')."

How can I reference the theme from the manifest file? It works for the built in themes (such as Theme.Black.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen, for example)

Stefan · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-03 22:06:29Z

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You only have to use @style without the android prefix. Like this:

android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >

answered Jul 3, 2016 at 22:06

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Sofiane Daoud · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-03 22:13:45Z

when you use @android:style you are referring resources included in the android sdk, to use you own you should only use @style, or other resources @drawable, @string, etc.

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