Can't display an icon in the actionbar

Question

I\'m trying to show a map icon downloaded from the official android developers source.

I did everything as it should, but the icon won\'t show. Here is my xml file n

Answer 1

I dont think an icon is shown in the overflow menu. Try changing your title to "t" or rotate the screen. See if the icon appears this way.

Answer 2

Here is how I fixed it - in case that someone is facing the same issue.

I changed

android:showAsAction="always" to app:showAsAction="always" and I also placed the icon order android:orderInCategory="0" and the auto res xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" so now my xml looks like:

<?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:orderInCategory="0"
        android:id="@+id/mapIcon"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_map"
        android:title="@string/mapIconTitle"
        app:showAsAction="always"
     />

</menu>