Android: How do I add two buttons into the action bar

Question

I would like to add two buttons into the action bar, but in my case just one button appears. What is wrong with my code?

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      xmlns:myApp="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" >
<item android:id="@+id/action_settings"
      android:title="@string/action_settings"
      android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_settings"
      myApp:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>

<item android:id="@+id/action_about"
    android:title="@string/action_about"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_about"
    myApp:showAsAction="ifRoom"/> 
</menu>

are you using support library in your project? what is the min sdk of your app? — Farnabaz, Feb 19 '14 at 00:41

Farnabaz · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-19T00:49:34.630

like this use always instead of ifRoom

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      xmlns:myapp="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" >
<item android:id="@+id/action_settings"
      android:title="@string/action_settings"
      android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_settings"
      myapp:showAsAction="always"/>

<item android:id="@+id/action_about"
    android:title="@string/action_about"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_about"
    myapp:showAsAction="always"/> 
</menu>

Read documentation

You can also use "always" to declare that an item always appear as an action button. However, you should not force an item to appear in the action bar this way. Doing so can create layout problems on devices with a narrow screen. It's best to instead use "ifRoom" to request that an item appear in the action bar, but allow the system to move it into the overflow when there's not enough room. However, it might be necessary to use this value if the item includes an action view that cannot be collapsed and must always be visible to provide access to a critical feature.

Reference

Is there anyway to control where the buttons appear? I've got both of them crammed in to the far right corner at present and would like to move one of them to the far left. — Declan McKenna, Apr 26 '16 at 12:44
@Deco simplest way to do something like this, is to call `setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);` on your toolbar and listen option menu event for item id `android.R.id.home` — Farnabaz, Apr 26 '16 at 13:12

Android: How do I add two buttons into the action bar

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