I have app which has actionbar containing 1) up button which opens side bar menu for navigation just like google plus 2) 2 action menu buttons 3) 2 tabs implemented via view
//enabling embedded tabs
//pre-ICS
if (actionBarSherlock instanceof ActionBarImpl) {
enableEmbeddedTabs(actionBarSherlock);
//ICS and forward
} else if (actionBarSherlock instanceof ActionBarWrapper) {
try {
Field actionBarField = actionBarSherlock.getClass().getDeclaredField("mActionBar");
actionBarField.setAccessible(true);
enableEmbeddedTabs(actionBarField.get(actionBarSherlock));
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e(TAG, "Error enabling embedded tabs", e);
}
}
//helper method
private void enableEmbeddedTabs(Object actionBar) {
try {
Method setHasEmbeddedTabsMethod = actionBar.getClass().getDeclaredMethod("setHasEmbeddedTabs", boolean.class);
setHasEmbeddedTabsMethod.setAccessible(true);
setHasEmbeddedTabsMethod.invoke(actionBar, true);
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e(TAG, "Error marking actionbar embedded", e);
}
}
for further reference - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/actionbarsherlock/hmmB1JqDeCk