Show action Always doesn't work

Question

All icons are shown in the overflow menu, but I want them on actionbar view. I have tried several things but still getting the issue. Here is my xml file:

 <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
       <item
          android:id="@+id/addnewqmsmenu"
          app:showAsAction="always"
          android:title="Add New"
          android:icon="@drawable/addqms5"/>
 </menu>

Do you use Toolbar or ActionBar? Because app-prefix refers to Toolbar and android-prefix to ActionBar — Vojtěch Pešek, Sep 09 '15 at 06:52

IntelliJ Amiya · Answer 1 · 2015-09-09T06:56:36.227

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    <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" 
         xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" >
    <item
        android:id="@+id/addnewqmsmenu"
        android:icon="@drawable/addqms5"
        android:title="@string/action_settings"
        app:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>

</menu>

edited Sep 09 '15 at 06:56

answered Sep 09 '15 at 06:29

IntelliJ Amiya

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18380085/menu-items-doesnt-show-up-on-the-actionbar – IntelliJ Amiya Sep 09 '15 at 06:44
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20512644/action-buttons-doesnt-show-up-on-action-bar – IntelliJ Amiya Sep 09 '15 at 06:44
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i have tried all these but still getting this issue – shivpal jodha Sep 09 '15 at 07:04

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 09 '15 at 06:47

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Try this code and add extra xmlns attribute for your menu and try app:showAsAction instead of android:showAsAction

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" >

        <item
            android:id="@+id/addnewqmsmenu"
            app:showAsAction="always"
            android:title="Add New"
            android:icon="@drawable/addqms5"/>

 </menu>

I hope it will help you.

answered Sep 09 '15 at 06:47

Rajesh Jadav

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yes but you have mentioned yourapp in xmlns attribute and you have used app:showAsAction . so you have to use yourapp:showAsAction – Rajesh Jadav Sep 09 '15 at 06:53
yourapp should be app :) – IntelliJ Amiya Sep 09 '15 at 06:56
which activity class you are extending? – Rajesh Jadav Sep 09 '15 at 07:09

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 09 '15 at 11:04

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Finally i got the answer its because of AppCompatResource . i solved it like that

    <menu xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     >


   <item
    android:id="@+id/buttonqms"
    android:title="computer"
    android:showAsAction="always"
    android:icon="@drawable/addqms5"
    tools:ignore="AppCompatResource" />

    </menu>

answered Sep 09 '15 at 11:04

shivpal jodha

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Glad to hear .Move ahead – IntelliJ Amiya Oct 07 '15 at 09:45

Show action Always doesn't work

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