Android Studio "Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found"

Question

How could I resolve the following error in Android Studio?

Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.Button.Inverse'.

Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.Button.Inverse'.

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.

com.android.ide.common.internal.LoggedErrorException: Failed to run command: C:\Users\Ozzy\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\build-tools\21.1.2\aapt.exe package -f --no-crunch -I C:\Users\Ozzy\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platforms\android-21\android.jar -M C:\Users\Ozzy\AndroidStudioProjects\Test\app\build\intermediates\manifests\full\debug\AndroidManifest.xml -S C:\Users\Ozzy\AndroidStudioProjects\Test\app\build\intermediates\res\debug -A C:\Users\Ozzy\AndroidStudioProjects\Test\app\build\intermediates\assets\debug -m -J C:\Users\Ozzy\AndroidStudioProjects\Test\app\build\generated\source\r\debug -F C:\Users\Ozzy\AndroidStudioProjects\Test\app\build\intermediates\res\resources-debug.ap_ --debug-mode --custom-package com.example.ozzy.test -0 apk --output-text-symbols C:\Users\Ozzy\AndroidStudioProjects\Test\app\build\intermediates\symbols\debug Error Code: 1 Output: C:\Users\Ozzy\AndroidStudioProjects\Test\app\build\intermediates\res\debug\values-v23\values.xml:5: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.Button.Inverse'. C:\Users\Ozzy\AndroidStudioProjects\Test\app\build\intermediates\res\debug\values-v23\values.xml:20: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.Button.Colored'.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 03 '15 at 11:08

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Probably, theres an error in your values.xml, but it could be on another xml file.

Check all your xml files.

Hope this helps.

answered Nov 03 '15 at 11:08

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.Button.Inverse'.

You need to set compileSdkVersion to 23.

Open build.gradle and set this

compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion '23.0.1'

Then Clean And Rebuild (Do Gradle Sync First)And Restart .

Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name after upgrading to AppCompat v23

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 03 '15 at 11:31

Your compile SDK version must match the support library's major version.

Since you are using version 23 of the support library, you need to compile against version 23 of the Android SDK.

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"
}

Android Studio "Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found"

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