How to make contextual actionmode bar overlay my layout instead of “pushing” it down

Question

I have implemented my own viewgroup for my application. Using actionbar is not an option for various reasons so in my viewgroup I have my own \"actionbars\" one on top and one i

Answer 1

Just add <item name="android:windowActionModeOverlay">true</item> to your style.

Answer 2

To use windowActionModeOverlay with appcompat toolbar,use

<item name="windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>  

to your style.

Answer 3

This can also be done programmatically using:

 getWindow().requestFeature(Window.FEATURE_ACTION_MODE_OVERLAY);