How to hide menu item dynamically

Question

I have to hide menu item dynamically. Below I have written menu.xml file code

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
        <group android:checkableBehavior="single" android:id="@+id/menu1">
            <item
                android:id="@+id/Admin"
                android:title="Admin" />
        </group>
        <group android:checkableBehavior="single" android:id="@+id/menu2">
            <item
                android:id="@+id/Worker"
                android:title="Worker" />
        </group>
    </menu>

I have to hide Admin menu while logging with Worker.

Possible duplicate of [Set visibility in Menu programmatically android](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9030268/set-visibility-in-menu-programmatically-android) — , Nov 07 '17 at 05:43
Possible duplicate of [How to hide option menu?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32175845/how-to-hide-option-menu) — fluffyBatman, Nov 07 '17 at 05:51

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 25 '20 at 12:41

Below changes it will help you to hide/show menu in dynamically on your program

private Menu menuList;

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@Override

 public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu)
{

    this.menuList = menu;
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.options, menu);
    return true;
}

// ........

private void hideMenu()
{

    MenuItem item = menuList.findItem(R.id.submitmenu);
    item.setVisible(false);
}


private void showMenu()
{

    MenuItem item = menuList.findItem(R.id.submitmenu);
    item.setVisible(true);
}

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 07 '17 at 05:48

3

Try this .

 @Override
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    MenuItem menu1 = menu.findItem(R.id.menu1);
    menu1.setVisible(false);
    MenuItem menu2 = menu.findItem(R.id.menu2);
    menu2.setVisible(false);
    return true;
}

answered Nov 07 '17 at 05:48

KeLiuyue

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 07 '17 at 05:48

3

Call the method wherever you want..

private void hideItem()
    {

        Menu nav_Menu = navigationView.getMenu();
        nav_Menu.findItem(R.id.nav_adduser).setVisible(false);
    }

I hope this may help you

answered Nov 07 '17 at 05:48

Gowthaman M

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Jan 05 '18 at 06:28

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Try this

MenuItem menuItemLogout = nvDrawer.getMenu().findItem(R.id.nav_logout);
menuItemLogout.setVisible(true);

edited Jan 05 '18 at 06:28

Gowthaman M

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answered Nov 07 '17 at 05:47

Ankush Bist

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How to hide menu item dynamically

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