Espresso click menu item

Question

I have a menu in the actionbar which I create through:

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {

    menu.add(Menu.NONE, 98,Menu.NONE,R.string.filter).setIcon(R.drawable.ic_filter_list_white_48dp).setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
    menu.add(Menu.NONE, 99,Menu.NONE,R.string.add).setIcon(R.drawable.ic_add_white_48dp).setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);


    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);

    return true;
}

and menu_main.xml looks like:

<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_settings"
        android:title="@string/action_settings"
        android:orderInCategory="100"
        app:showAsAction="never"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_settings_white_48dp"/>
</menu>

When testing in Espresso I would like to click on the "add" icon (menuId 99). I tried

@Test
public void testAdd() {
openActionBarOverflowOrOptionsMenu(InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext());
    onView(withText(R.string.add)).perform(click());
}

but this fails with a NoMatchingViewException. ( The settings item, which is defined in the xml directly I can click with the same code. )

That's for targetSdkVersion 23 and AppCompatActivity. The relevant lines for the tool bar are:

Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.tool_bar);
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
if( getSupportActionBar() != null ) {
    getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
}

and tool_bar.xml looks like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark"
    android:background="@color/ColorPrimary"
    android:elevation="4dp"
    tools:ignore="UnusedAttribute">
</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>

Answer 1

Use this to match on the description text for the menu item:

onView(withContentDescription(R.string.add)).perform(click());

Then you do not have to match on the (non-existent) ID, nor on the drawable icon.

Also, remember to use this code snippet from the Espresso documentation if you need to make sure the menu is expanded:

// Open the overflow menu OR open the options menu,
// depending on if the device has a hardware or software overflow menu button.
openActionBarOverflowOrOptionsMenu(getInstrumentation().getTargetContext());