Add Options Menu in Android

Question

I have tried to add options menu to my application, but when adding a Create Options Menu to the code it is not used. It looks like this:

IDE snapshot showing unused handler

I used in this page on Fragment Activity and implements Tab Listener.

What is the right way to add the Options Menu?

Joaquin Iurchuk · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-06T13:01:20.263

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In the fragment activity where you want to have the menu (Make sure you are importing android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity):

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main_menu, menu);
    return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}

In res/menu folder you should have this file: main_menu.xml

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

    <item
        android:id="@+id/itemId"    
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText"
        android:title="@string/yourString"/>
</menu>

edited Apr 06 '15 at 13:01

answered Apr 06 '15 at 12:41

Joaquin Iurchuk

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thanks i try it but i get the error "cannot resolve the method getMenuInflater()" – Gil Fitussi Apr 06 '15 at 12:48
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I forgot you were using fragments. See my edited answer! – Joaquin Iurchuk Apr 06 '15 at 12:50
its not fragment its FragmentActivity.. so getActivity() method is not working in this case.. – Gil Fitussi Apr 06 '15 at 12:55
See my edited answer again, this soul work. It's working on my app right now using Fragment Activities – Joaquin Iurchuk Apr 06 '15 at 13:01
Did you check the import? – Joaquin Iurchuk Apr 06 '15 at 13:21

Add Options Menu in Android

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