Today tutorial is all about setting ActionBar to an Android application.ActionBar is very important because it contains the applicatio...
Today tutorial is all about setting ActionBar to an Android application.ActionBar is very important because it contains the application menu and the user can easily navigate the app.
Steps.
1.First, we are going to create menu resource
Code
Steps.
1.First, we are going to create menu resource
Code
2.Go to the main Activity XML layout file and add Toolbar.
3.Then add the menu to the mainActivity and add menu
package com.webmax.androidapps; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.MenuItem; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); Toolbar myToolBar= (Toolbar)findViewById(R.id.my_toolbar); setSupportActionBar(myToolBar); } @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu, menu); return true; } @Override public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) { switch (item.getItemId()) { case R.id.app_bar_search: return true; case R.id.settings: return true; default: return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item); } } }