How do I implement an option menu in my android application? I tried code from Android Developer but I get errors. Such as these: Element menu must be declared. Here is my code
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="@+id/new_game"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_new_game"
android:title="@string/new_game"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>
<item android:id="@+id/help"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_help"
android:title="@string/help" />
</menu>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.lucavanraalte.test" >
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
In your java code, add this onCreateOptionsMenu
to show optionMenu,
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.option_menu, menu); //your file name
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
Keep your under res\menu\option_menu folder,
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="@+id/new_game"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_new_game"
android:title="@string/new_game"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>
<item android:id="@+id/help"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_help"
android:title="@string/help" />
</menu>
Now, if you want to set onOptionsItemSelected
i.e onClick event for that ou can use,
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(final MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case android.R.id.new_game:
//your code
// EX : call intent if you want to swich to other activity
return true;
case R.id.help:
//your code
return true;
default:
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
You should use onCreateOptionsMenu (Menu menu)
Initialize the contents of the Activity's standard options menu. You
should place your menu items in to menu.
This is only called once, the first time the options menu is
displayed. To update the menu every time it is displayed, see
onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu).
onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) method which needs to override in Activity class. This creates menu and returns Boolean value. inflate inflates a menu hierarchy from XML resource.
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.option_menu, menu); // set your file name
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
Your option_menu.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="@+id/item_First"
android:title="@string/item_First"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>
<item android:id="@+id/save_menu"
android:title="@string/save"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>
<item android:id="@+id/item_Second"
android:title="@string/item_First"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>
</menu>
Please check demo Android Option Menu Example
You need to create a menu
folder in the res
directory and in the menu directory create file named my_menu.xml. In that file write these lines:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="@+id/new_game"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_new_game"
android:title="@string/new_game"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>
<item android:id="@+id/help"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_help"
android:title="@string/help" />
</menu>
Then in your Activity, do this:
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.my_menu, menu);
return true;
}
You need to create a menu.xml
in directory res->menu like menu
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="@+id/new_game"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_new_game"
android:title="@string/new_game"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>
<item android:id="@+id/help"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_help"
android:title="@string/help" />
</menu>
Then you need to create your menu from activity with below code
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu, menu);
return true;
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
int id = item.getItemId();
if (id == R.id.help) {
//do something
return true;
}
if (id == R.id.new_game) {
//do something
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}