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Android

Posted by curtis Christie
curtis Christie
1,811 Points

android.support.v7.app.actionbaractivity is deprecated

android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity is deprecated, what does this mean and how do i solve ths issue. I am new to coding.

Also public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity. the word "ActionBarActivity" has a line across the word , why is this ?

1 Answer

James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points
James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points

Hello,

Code being deprecated means that you cannot use that bit of code with newer versions of Android as it has been removed. Most of the time there will be something new to do instead. In this case, you should justs need to replace ActionBarActivity with AppCompatActivity.

curtis Christie
curtis Christie
1,811 Points

Thnaks for the help it worked .

just want to say I wish treehouse was around back when i was at university. i didnt like coding but treehouse makes it easier for me. Keep up the work treehouse team ^_^