NoSuchMethodError error for getActionBar() (API-8)

when i run the app it installs but then crashes, ecplise isnt telling there is anything wrong with my code. i think its a problem with my manifest... ``` <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.example.secondapp" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0" > <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="15" /> <application android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" > <activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:label="@string/title_activity_main" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> <meta-data android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY" android:value="com.example.secondapp" /> </activity> </application> </manifest> ``` do u guys see any problems? ``` 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): FATAL EXCEPTION: main 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.example.secondapp.MainActivity.getActionBar 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at com.example.secondapp.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:15) 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047) 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1722) 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1784) 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:123) 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:939) 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130) 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3835) 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507) 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:864) 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:622) 10-19 10:41:25.589: E/AndroidRuntime(10147): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) ``` this is the logcat, not sure if this will help