Menu item goes in dropdown list menu not in the action bar

Question

Hello

I'm trying to add 2 menu items in the action bar. On the designer they look ok, but when I run the application, both menu items goes in the dropdown list hamburger menu (there's enough "room" to display on the action bar).

I tried to replace app:showAsAction to android:showAsAction, doesn't work this replacement.

this is my menu_main.xml

<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="com.tabdemo.MainActivity">

<item
    android:id="@+id/action_settings"
    android:orderInCategory="100"
    android:title=""
    app:showAsAction="never"
    />
<item
    android:id="@+id/userMenu"
    android:title="User"
    app:showAsAction="ifRoom" />
<item
    android:id="@+id/logoutMenu"
    android:icon="@drawable/opendoorlogo2"
    android:title="Logout"
    app:showAsAction="ifRoom" />

And this is the java code:

 @Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
    inflater.inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
    MenuItem userMenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.userMenu);
    userMenuItem.setTitle(username);// global string
    MenuItem logoutMenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.logoutMenu);
    logoutMenuItem.setIcon(R.drawable.opendoorlogo2);
    return true;
}

Thanks in advance (P.S. Logo doesn't load on Logout menu Item)

Try setting `orderInCategory` for your items. Documentations states that most important items are show as action, and it may be that without the attribute, your items has no importance at all. — Marius Kaunietis, Feb 01 '16 at 09:50

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 01 '16 at 09:53

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    First of all make sure your drawable file is not too big for the actionbar, if so you can convert it to actionbar icon size.

https://romannurik.github.io/AndroidAssetStudio/icons-actionbar.html#source.space.trim=1&source.space.pad=0&name=ic_action_example&theme=light&color=33b5e5%2C60

android:showAsAction="always"

    if this doesn't help you. 

    Best way is to create a custom actionbar layout and place your icon over there instead of adding it as Menus.

answered Feb 01 '16 at 09:53

HourGlass

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Site doesn't work properly. The downloaded file isn't a zip or a archive filetype. Site goes in null exception errors . Thanks anyway. – Vlad Marinescu Feb 01 '16 at 10:03
The logo isn't the actual problem, I deleted the logo line code, I added always at showAsAction attribute, same problem :) – Vlad Marinescu Feb 01 '16 at 10:04
I Think i'll make a custom actionbar – Vlad Marinescu Feb 01 '16 at 10:05
But I still want to know the fix – Vlad Marinescu Feb 01 '16 at 10:07
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11244918/action-bar-icon-size , this might help, better go for a custom actionbar, you can do whatever you want using it. – HourGlass Feb 01 '16 at 10:08
The problem is, I have already a custom bar, and use fragments, and tabs. that will be tricky – Vlad Marinescu Feb 01 '16 at 10:08

Menu item goes in dropdown list menu not in the action bar

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