How to implement an OptionMenu in an Activity

Question

I tried to implement this, without succes.

The menu Buttons aren't showing.
What's wrong with my code?

My menu xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
    android:id="@+id/lblActMenuSave"
    android:icon="@mipmap/diskette_128"
    android:showAsAction="ifRoom"
    android:title="Kaydet"/>
<item
    android:id="@+id/lblActMenuPic"
    android:icon="@mipmap/photography_128"
    android:showAsAction="ifRoom"
    android:title="Yenile"/>
</menu>

And how I call it in my Activiy

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
    inflater.inflate(R.menu.kayitdetay,menu);
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    switch (item.getItemId()) {

        case R.id.lblActMenuSave:

            Intent intent3 = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), LoginActivity.class);
            startActivity(intent3);
        case R.id.lblActMenuPic:
            Intent intent5 = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MainActivity.class);
            startActivity(intent5);

        default:
            return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
}

you are not able to see the menu buttons or the menu itself is not displayed ?? — srv_sud, Apr 19 '16 at 14:14
I think i need to call something on onCreate ? ın fragments i do setHasOptionsMenu(true); but not work in activity. — , Apr 19 '16 at 14:20
you mean menu button is visible in Actionbar and when you launch the activity onCreateOptions menu is not called?? — srv_sud, Apr 19 '16 at 14:20
the link which you mentioned in your question, I hope you are using the activity example from that, not the Dialog example. — srv_sud, Apr 19 '16 at 14:24
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/109573/discussion-between-srv-sud-and-keikoman). — srv_sud, Apr 19 '16 at 14:46

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 19 '16 at 15:10

1

Change in design xml

android:showAsAction="always"

i think you want to show menu icon always..

answered Apr 19 '16 at 15:10

Dinesh

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 19 '16 at 13:46

You should return true in your onCreateOptionsMenu function

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
    inflater.inflate(R.menu.kayitdetay,menu);
    return true;
}

and return true in onOptionsItemSelected

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    switch (item.getItemId()) {

        case R.id.lblActMenuSave:
            Intent intent3 = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), LoginActivity.class);
            startActivity(intent3);
            return true;

        case R.id.lblActMenuPic:
            Intent intent5 = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MainActivity.class);
            startActivity(intent5);
            return true;
        default:
            return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
}

This is code taken from my app adjusted to @keikoman question. — Grzegorz Bielański, Apr 19 '16 at 14:04

How to implement an OptionMenu in an Activity

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