How to set menu to Toolbar in Android

Question

I want use ToolBar instead of ActionBar, but don\'t show me menu in toolbar!!! i want set menu such as Refresh or Setting<

Answer 1

Although I agree with this answer, as it has fewer lines of code and that it works:

How to set menu to Toolbar in Android

My suggestion would be to always start any project using the Android Studio Wizard. In that code you will find some styles:-

<style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />

<style name="AppTheme.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" />

and usage is:

<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay">

<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="@+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
app:popupTheme="@style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay" />

</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout> 

Due to no action bar theme declared in styles.xml, that is applied to the Main Activityin the AndroidManifest.xml, there are no exceptions, so you have to check it there.

<activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>

1. The Toolbar is not an independent entity, it is always a child view in AppBarLayout that again is the child of CoordinatorLayout.
2. The code for creating a menu is the standard code since day one, that is repeated again and again in all the answers, particularly the marked one, but nobody realized what is the difference.

BOTH:

Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar); setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

AND:

How to set menu to Toolbar in Android

WILL WORK.

Happy Coding :-)

Answer 2

Here is a fuller answer as a reference to future visitors. I usually use a support toolbar but it works just as well either way.

1. Make a menu xml

This is going to be in res/menu/main_menu.

• Right click the res folder and choose New > Android Resource File.
• Type main_menu for the File name.
• Choose Menu for the Resource type.

Paste in the following content as a starter.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
    <item
        android:id="@+id/action_add"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_add"
        app:showAsAction="ifRoom"
        android:title="Add">
    </item>
    <item
        android:id="@+id/action_settings"
        app:showAsAction="never"
        android:title="Settings">
    </item>
</menu>

You can right click res and choose New image asset to create the ic_add icon.

2. Inflate the menu

In your activity add the following method.

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

3. Handle menu clicks

Also in your Activity, add the following method:

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    // Handle item selection
    switch (item.getItemId()) {
        case R.id.action_add:
            addSomething();
            return true;
        case R.id.action_settings:
            startSettings();
            return true;
        default:
            return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
}

Further reading

• Android Menu Documentation