Activity does not have an options menu

Question

I was trying to simulate click on Menu Item present in Toolbar using Robolectric, using the following code

ShadowActivity shadowActivity = Shadows.shadowOf(activity);
shadowActivity.clickMenuItem(R.id.action_logout);

But it is giving me an error:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Activity does not have an options menu! Did you forget to call super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu)

Code of the Activity:

 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.home_layout);
    overridePendingTransition(R.anim.pull_in_right, R.anim.push_out_left);

    ButterKnife.bind(this);

    setToolbarIcons();
    toolbar.inflateMenu(R.menu.menu_splash);
    toolbar.setOnMenuItemClickListener(this);
}


@Override
public boolean onMenuItemClick(MenuItem item) {

    int id = item.getItemId();
    if (id == R.id.action_logout){
        //Doing Some task here...
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

Could you please help me with the Error?

Is this your whole activity? Is there only the `onCreate` Method? Where is toolbar initialized? — JDurstberger, Jan 19 '16 at 06:38
The toolBar initialized using this code. ButterKnife.bind(this). — AkhileshSoni, Jan 19 '16 at 06:47

AkhileshSoni · Answer 1 · 2016-01-20T05:31:11.570

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After doing the changes in my Activity class and digging in Robolectric and ToolBar I made some changes in the test class too, which is working fine

@Test
public void clickOnMenuItem(){
    ShadowActivity shadowActivity = Shadows.shadowOf(activity);
    Menu menu =  mToolbar.getMenu();
    shadowActivity.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
    shadowActivity.clickMenuItem(R.id.action_logout);
}

edited Jan 20 '16 at 05:31

answered Jan 19 '16 at 11:47

AkhileshSoni

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You should not link to my answer, yours should "stand on its own"... I have added your test method to my answer to provide a full solution for future visitors – JDurstberger Jan 19 '16 at 13:21
Okay, Sorry for that, I will change it – AkhileshSoni Jan 20 '16 at 05:30

JDurstberger · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-19T13:21:55.987

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The problem seems to be, that you do not set your toolbar as the supportActionbar/ActionBar.

I have never seen such a toolbar-inflation but normally it is done like this:

public class MyActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Bind(R.id.toolbar) Toolbar toolbar;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_login);            
        butterKnife.bind(this);

        toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.actions_myactivity, menu);
        return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        //handle clicked menuItem

        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
}

As your error is :

Activity does not have an options menu!

Also the Testmethod should look like this

@Test
public void clickOnMenuItem(){
    ShadowActivity shadowActivity = Shadows.shadowOf(activity);
    Menu menu =  mToolbar.getMenu();
    shadowActivity.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
    shadowActivity.clickMenuItem(R.id.action_logout);
}

I think this is the way to go!

edited Jan 19 '16 at 13:21

answered Jan 19 '16 at 06:55

JDurstberger

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Thanks for your response @Altoyr. But my Activity is extending the fragment activity, so I was not able to apply setSupportActionBar(toolbar); thats why I choose that way. – AkhileshSoni Jan 19 '16 at 07:04
You should extend your activity from AppCompatActivity not FragmentActivity – JDurstberger Jan 19 '16 at 07:11
Thanks @Altoyr. I try this. – AkhileshSoni Jan 19 '16 at 07:13
hi ! I did whatever you have told but still I am getting the same Error – AkhileshSoni Jan 19 '16 at 09:17
I can do some further research when I get home after work. – JDurstberger Jan 19 '16 at 09:55
Thanks for your time, But I did some research and got a solution which is working fine, I will post it in the answer section. – AkhileshSoni Jan 19 '16 at 11:40
You should also accept your anwser if it is working. – JDurstberger Jan 19 '16 at 11:43
Yeah I tried but it is saying that I can accept My answer after 2 days – AkhileshSoni Jan 19 '16 at 11:49

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