I have this code to create the menu:
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.tip_menu, menu);
return true;
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case MNU_PREV:
animateTextViewsPrev();
break;
case MNU_NEXT:
animateTextViewsNext();
break;
}
return true;
}
And the XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:id="@+id/prev_tip" android:title="@string/prevTip"></item>
<item android:id="@+id/next_tip" android:title="@string/nextTip"></item>
</menu>
In a smartphone with Android 2.1 the menu is visible but in other mobile whit 4.1.1 is invisible.
Somebody now how to solve it?
What is you target Android, good to know, in android 4.0 them has redesign the menu layout.
I think you is missing super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
in the call onCreateOptionsMenu
In my code I has,
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu, menu);
return true;
}
I was dealing with the same problem.. read some queries and documentation.. Hope this might help you.
Here's my XML file for a menu..
<item
android:id="@+id/action_send_feedback"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:showAsAction="always"
android:title="@string/action_send_feedback"/>
<item
android:id="@+id/action_share_app"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom"
android:title="@string/action_share_app"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_share" />
<item
android:id="@+id/action_rate_app"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:showAsAction="never"
android:title="@string/action_rate_app"/>
JAVA Code goes here..
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
For android phones which have option button (at the bottom of the phone) the menu item which are showAsAction="never" comes when the button is pressed.. or else they will be shown normally on the action bar options menu..
Ref: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/menus.html#options-menu
You can simply change the "targetSdkVersion" to 10 in manifest file
It needs the ID in the java! :)