Android Option Menu

Option Menu

Option Menus are the primary menus of android.

It is used for settings,search item,delete items etc.

Inflating on the menu by calling the inflate() method of MenuInflater class.

Event handling on menu item you need to implement override method is onOptionsItemSelected() Activity.

Create Menu inside the res/Menu directory.

Option Menu Example in Android

OptionMenuActivity.xml

 

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
                xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
                android:id="@+id/activity_pass_data_activitity"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:background="#cfdb28"
                tools:context="com.bhaumik.programmingstudy.OptionMenuActivitity">
</RelativeLayout>

Add Menu Resource in Resource Folder Add Android Directory and Create Menu File Xml in Menu Folder

  

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:id="@+id/menu_search"
          android:title="Search">< /item>
    <item
            android:id="@+id/menu_share"
            android:title="Share">< /item>
    <item android:id="@+id/menu_about"
          android:title="About">< /item>
</menu>

OptionMenuActivity.java

package com.bhaumik.programmingstudy;

import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class OptionMenuActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_option_menu);
        Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.tool_bar);
        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.option_menu,menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        switch (item.getItemId())
        {
            case R.id.menu_search:
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Search Selected",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                return true;
            case R.id.menu_share:
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Share Selected",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                return true;
            case R.id.menu_about:
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"About Selected",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                return true;
            default:
                return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
        }
    }
}