¿Change text color main menu android?

Question

I want to change the color of the text of an item that groups a menu.

The xml file:

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

    <group android:checkableBehavior="single">
        <item
            android:id="@+id/nav_mi_cuenta"
            android:icon="@mipmap/ic_mi_cuenta"
            android:title="@string/mi_cuenta" />
    </group>

    <item android:title="@string/herramientas">
        <menu>
            <item
                android:id="@+id/nav_configuracion"
                android:icon="@mipmap/ic_config"
                android:title="@string/configuraci_n" />
        </menu>
    </item>

</menu>

I wnat to change text color of:

<item android:title="@string/herramientas">

As you can see, Herramientas comes out in black and as the background is also black it barely looks. I can not find any property to change it. The color of the item 'Mis datos' and 'Configuración' change it programmatically as follows from an external json file of a server:

colorElegido = getParseColor(json.getString("colorMenuLateral"));
navigationView.setBackgroundColor(colorElegido);

colorElegido = getParseColor(json.getString("colorFuenteMenuLateral"));
ColorStateList colorList = getColorList(colorElegido);

navigationView.setItemTextColor(colorList);

Have you tried this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32042794/changing-text-color-of-menu-item-in-navigation-drawer — Sunisha Guptan, Jun 30 '17 at 08:15
Check this - [stackoverflow.com/a/32114570](https://stackoverflow.com/a/32114570/6244429) — Vishal Yadav, Jun 30 '17 at 08:21
instead of using menu.xml you can make a custom popup with custom textviews and icons and call it on menubutton. — Anurag Shrivastava, Jun 30 '17 at 08:27
what about this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42700908/how-to-change-the-text-and-icon-color-of-selected-menu-item-on-navigation-drawer — Sunisha Guptan, Jun 30 '17 at 08:28
Change all menu text color except submenu title `Herramientas` @SunishaSindhu — Samsung Developer, Jun 30 '17 at 08:31
check https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38216457/navigation-drawer-menu-item-title-color-in-android — Sunisha Guptan, Jun 30 '17 at 08:34
I used that code and my app close and not show error in the console @SunishaSindhu — Samsung Developer, Jun 30 '17 at 08:40
I don´t know, the console not show any error @SunishaSindhu — Samsung Developer, Jun 30 '17 at 08:41

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 30 '17 at 09:10

The following code will workout,

menu.xml

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

        <group android:checkableBehavior="single">
            <item
                android:id="@+id/nav_mi_cuenta"
                android:icon="@mipmap/ic_mi_cuenta"
                android:title="@string/mi_cuenta" />
        </group>

        <item 
 android:id="@+id/herramientas"
android:title="@string/herramientas">
            <menu>
                <item
                    android:id="@+id/nav_configuracion"
                    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_config"
                    android:title="@string/configuraci_n" />
            </menu>
        </item>

    </menu>

Add this in your styles,

<style name="TextAppearance44">
    <item name="android:textColor">#FF0000</item>
    <item name="android:textSize">20sp</item>
</style>
<style name="NavigationDrawerStyle">
    <item name="android:textSize">16sp</item><!-- text size in menu-->
    <item name="android:textColor">#880ACE0A</item>
    <item name="itemTextColor">#880ACE0A</item>
</style>

And in your activity,

NavigationView navigationView = (NavigationView) findViewById(R.id.nav_view);
        Menu menu = navigationView.getMenu();

        MenuItem tools= menu.findItem(R.id.herramientas);
        SpannableString s = new SpannableString(tools.getTitle());
        s.setSpan(new TextAppearanceSpan(this, R.style.TextAppearance44), 0, s.length(), 0);
        tools.setTitle(s);
        navigationView.setNavigationItemSelectedListener(this);

Change according to you,

And other text color change you can use like in your xml file,

<android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
    android:id="@+id/nav_view"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_gravity="start"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    style="@style/NavigationDrawerStyle"
    app:headerLayout="@layout/nav_header_main"
    app:menu="@menu/activity_main_drawer" />

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 30 '17 at 09:35

to make a custom popup make an ImageView in toolbar

private ImageView setting;

public void menuOptions() {
    PopupMenu popup = new PopupMenu(MainActivity.this, setting);
    // Inflating the Popup using xml file
    popup.getMenuInflater()
            .inflate(R.menu.menu_main, popup.getMenu());

    //registering popup with OnMenuItemClickListener
    popup.setOnMenuItemClickListener(new PopupMenu.OnMenuItemClickListener() {
        public boolean onMenuItemClick(MenuItem item) {

            switch (item.getItemId()) {
                case R.id.button1:

                    return (true);
                case R.id.button2:
                    // block contacts

                    return (true);
            }

            return true;
        }
    });

    popup.show(); //showing popup menu
}

on Button click call above function

 menuOptions();

in the layout you inflate menu_main.xml, make your desired view.

¿Change text color main menu android?

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