Java – cannot convert from actionprovider to shareactionprovider

I tried to implement a shareactionprovider in my actionbarsherlock

The following code gives me this error:

ReadingActivity. java

@Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu menu) {
        MenuInflater inflater = getSupportMenuInflater();
        inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu2b,(Menu) menu);
            menu.getItem(0).setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS|MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT);
        menu.getItem(1).setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS|MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT);

        MenuItem menuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.share);
          // Get the provider and hold onto it to set/change the share intent.
        ShareActionProvider shareActionProvider = (ShareActionProvider) menuItem.getActionProvider();

        // Set the default share intent
        shareActionProvider.setShareIntent(getDefaultShareIntent());
        return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
    }

menu2b. xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    ...
    <item android:id="@+id/share"
          android:title="Share"
          android:icon="@drawable/ic_share_action_bar"
          android:actionProviderClass="android.widget.ShareActionProvider"/>
</menu>

Solution

You should use shareactionprovider from ABS instead of stock

android:actionProviderClass="com.actionbarsherlock.widget.ShareActionProvider"