Display back button on action bar

Question

I'm trying to display a Back button on the Action bar to move previous page/activity or to the main page (first opening). And I can not do it.

my code.

ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
actionBar.setHomeButtonEnabled(true);

the code is in onCreate.

Answer 1

Add these lines to onCreate()

android.support.v7.app.ActionBar actionBar = getSupportActionBar();
   actionBar.setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
   actionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

and in onOptionItemSelected

@Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        switch (item.getItemId()) {
            case android.R.id.home:
                //Write your logic here
                this.finish();
                return true;
            default:
                return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
        }
    }

Hope this will help you..!

Answer 2

The magic happens in onOptionsItemSelected.

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    switch (item.getItemId()) {
        case android.R.id.home:
            // app icon in action bar clicked; go home
            Intent intent = new Intent(this, HomeActivity.class);
            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
            startActivity(intent);
            return true;
        default:
            return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
}

Answer 3

Try this code, considers it only if you need the back button.

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    //YOUR CODE
    getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

    //YOUR CODE
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    onBackPressed();
    return true;
}

Answer 4

in onCreate method write-

Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.tool);
    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
    if (getSupportActionBar() != null) {
        getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
        getSupportActionBar().setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(true);
    }
}
@Override
public boolean onSupportNavigateUp() {
    onBackPressed();
    return true;
}
@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
    super.onBackPressed();
    startActivity(new Intent(ActivityOne.this, ActivityTwo.class));
    finish();
}

and this is the xml file-

<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="@color/colorPrimary"
android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark"
android:id="@+id/tool">

and in styles.xml change it to

Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar

this is all what we have to do.

Answer 5

my working code to go back screen.

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

    switch (item.getItemId()) {

    case android.R.id.home:

        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Home Clicked",
                Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

        // go to previous activity
        onBackPressed();

        return true;

    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

Answer 6

Manifest.xml

<activity
            android:name=".Activity.SecondActivity"
            android:label="Second Activity"
            android:parentActivityName=".Activity.MainActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"></activity>