Change the color of MenuItem permanently from Fragment Android

Question

I am trying to change the color of a MenuItem from white to red permanently from fragment. In the fragmentselected (FragmentA) it changes color, but when I go to FragmentB it returns to white again. This is the code on fragmentselected

@Override
public void onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
    Drawable drawable=  menu.getItem(0).getIcon();
    drawable.setColorFilter(getResources().getColor(R.color.colorAccent), PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP);

}

Possible duplicate of [How to change the Text color of Menu item in Android?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3519277/how-to-change-the-text-color-of-menu-item-in-android) — Faysal Ahmed, Aug 27 '18 at 10:29
Its not duplicated man, because I want my change to be saved from Fragment A to fragment B — boris, Aug 27 '18 at 10:34
Would you please provide some screenshorts that you want to achieve? — Faysal Ahmed, Aug 27 '18 at 10:43
I cant provide screenshots. I just want that the change that it made, to be permanent. So even when I swipe the fragment, the final color to be red. — boris, Aug 27 '18 at 10:47
Are you tried this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/41317652/5167909 — Faysal Ahmed, Aug 27 '18 at 10:55

Angus · Answer 1 · 2018-08-27T10:24:07.443

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Add

Drawable drawable=  menu.getItem(0).getIcon();
drawable.setColorFilter(getResources().getColor(R.color.colorAccent), PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP);

to onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu)

[UPDATE]

Add one line in your theme

<item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">@color/your_color</item>

edited Aug 27 '18 at 10:24

answered Aug 27 '18 at 10:12

Angus

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Show me your onCreateOptionsMenu... edit your code up there – Angus Aug 27 '18 at 10:14
add under super.onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu, inflater);... not above lmao – Angus Aug 27 '18 at 10:17
what do u mean by not working, any error, what did you see... elaborate – Angus Aug 27 '18 at 10:19
It just changes color to red only at the fragment that is selected. When I go to the other fragment, the color returns to white. – boris Aug 27 '18 at 10:21
u mean in FragmentA to FragmentB? – Angus Aug 27 '18 at 10:21
Yes. If I do the change to FragmentA, it doesn't show to FragmentB – boris Aug 27 '18 at 10:22
of course not showing..... you are setting Fragment A only not Fragment B, I will update my answer. – Angus Aug 27 '18 at 10:23
answer updated, just go to your theme xml and add it, mark as answer if it solve the problem – Angus Aug 27 '18 at 10:24
Still not working. I added your line. Should I make another change? – boris Aug 27 '18 at 10:37
look at the "your_color" in the code, change the color there already? – Angus Aug 27 '18 at 10:53

Change the color of MenuItem permanently from Fragment Android

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