I'm implementing an action bar for my app which has 2 menu buttons : Add and Settings. In Designer view the 2 buttons still apprear like normal. However when I run the app 2 buttons does not show up at all. Please help
Below are my code:
activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" tools:context=".MainActivity">
<ListView
android:id="@android:id/list"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
MainActivity.Java
package com.example.sunny.mynote;
import android.app.ActionBar;
import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.ContextMenu;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Adapter;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import com.example.sunny.mynote.com.example.sunny.mynote.data.NoteDataSource;
import com.example.sunny.mynote.com.example.sunny.mynote.data.NoteItem;
import java.util.List;
public class MainActivity extends ListActivity {
public static final int EDITOR_ACRIVITY_REQUEST = 1001;
public static final int SETTINGS_REQUEST = 1003;
private static final int MENU_DELETE_ID = 1002;
private int currentNoteId;
private NoteDataSource datasource;
List<NoteItem> notesList;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
registerForContextMenu(getListView());
datasource = new NoteDataSource(this);
refreshDisplay();
}
private void refreshDisplay() {
notesList = datasource.findAll();
ArrayAdapter<NoteItem> adapter =
new ArrayAdapter<NoteItem>(this, R.layout.list_item_layout, notesList);
setListAdapter(adapter);
}
//Add the Actions to the Action Bar
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu items for use in the action bar
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
//Respond to Action Buttons
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle presses on the action bar items
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.action_create:
createNote();
return true;
case R.id.action_settings:
Settings();
return true;
default:
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
private void createNote()
{
NoteItem note = NoteItem.getNew();
Intent intent = new Intent(this, NoteEditorActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("key", note.getKey());
intent.putExtra("text", note.getText());
startActivityForResult(intent, EDITOR_ACRIVITY_REQUEST);
}
private void Settings()
{
Intent intent2 = new Intent(this, Settings.class);
startActivityForResult(intent2, SETTINGS_REQUEST);
}
@Override
protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
NoteItem note = notesList.get(position);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, NoteEditorActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("key", note.getKey());
intent.putExtra("text", note.getText());
startActivityForResult(intent, EDITOR_ACRIVITY_REQUEST);
}
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (requestCode == EDITOR_ACRIVITY_REQUEST && resultCode == RESULT_OK)
{
overridePendingTransition(R.anim.fadein, R.anim.fadeout);
NoteItem note = new NoteItem();
note.setKey(data.getStringExtra("key"));
note.setText(data.getStringExtra("text"));
datasource.update(note);
refreshDisplay();
}
}
@Override
public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu menu, View v, ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo menuInfo) {
AdapterView.AdapterContextMenuInfo info = (AdapterView.AdapterContextMenuInfo) menuInfo;
currentNoteId = (int)info.id;
menu.add(0, MENU_DELETE_ID, 0, "Delete");
}
@Override
public boolean onContextItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
if (item.getItemId() == MENU_DELETE_ID)
{
NoteItem note = notesList.get(currentNoteId);
datasource.remove(note);
refreshDisplay();
}
return super.onContextItemSelected(item);
}
}
menu.xml
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" tools:context=".MainActivity">
<item android:id="@+id/action_create" android:title="@string/action_create"
android:icon="@drawable/create_note"
android:orderInCategory="100" app:showAsAction="ifRoom" />
<item android:id="@+id/action_settings" android:title="@string/action_settings"
android:orderInCategory="100" app:showAsAction="ifRoom" android:icon="@drawable/ic_settings"/>
</menu>