Change text of android menu item

Question

My menu layout looks like this:

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<item android:id="@+id/action_change_pin"
    android:title="@string/action_change_pin"
    android:textColor="#000000"
    android:orderInCategory="100"
    app:showAsAction="never" />
<item android:id="@+id/action_logout"
    android:title="@string/action_logout"
    android:orderInCategory="100"
    app:showAsAction="never" />

I want to change these two items' text color to white from black. How can i do that?

Check [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3519277/how-to-change-the-text-color-of-menu-item-in-android) out — Strider, Feb 11 '16 at 08:00
I don't understand a bit about themes, I have styles.xml. In which there are a lot of themes, in which one do I have to apply this line: @color/your_color — Mindaugas Nakrošis, Feb 11 '16 at 08:05

Strider · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-11T08:10:55.487

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I think u need to change the style: try this :

put this in your theme

 <item name="android:itemTextAppearance">@style/myCustomMenuTextApearance</item>

and in your styles.xml:

<style name="myCustomMenuTextApearance" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item">
    <item name="android:textColor">@color/your_color</item>
</style>

should help u out

edited Feb 11 '16 at 08:10

answered Feb 11 '16 at 07:50

Strider

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Do i need to apply the theme somehow after I write it to my Styles.xml? – Mindaugas Nakrošis Feb 11 '16 at 08:03
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It works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're my hero! Thank you very much :))))))))))). Have a good day, Sir. – Mindaugas Nakrošis Feb 11 '16 at 08:24

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 11 '16 at 07:53

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In your theme.xml

<style name="LightTheme" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light">
    <item name="actionMenuTextColor">#FFF</item>
    <item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">#FFF</item>
</style>

answered Feb 11 '16 at 07:53

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http://pastebin.com/du9sCptC I added it to the bottom of my styles.xml, but it still doesn't work. Do i have to apply the theme somehow? – Mindaugas Nakrošis Feb 11 '16 at 07:58
You should apply this theme from android manifest in application tag. – Kadir altınok Feb 11 '16 at 08:16

Kostas Drak · Answer 3 · 2016-02-11T07:50:36.360

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Try this:

    <style name="ThemeName" parent="@style/Theme.Sherlock.Light">
         <item name="actionMenuTextColor">@color/white</item>
         <item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">@color/white</item>
    </style>

edited Feb 11 '16 at 07:50

answered Feb 11 '16 at 07:47

Kostas Drak

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http://pastebin.com/du9sCptC I added it to the bottom of my styles.xml, but it still doesn't work. Do i have to apply the theme somehow? – Mindaugas Nakrošis Feb 11 '16 at 07:58

Change text of android menu item

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