How to use Setting's in overflow Icon - android

I tried my level of best but I couldnt find it.I am working in navigation drawer activty where I can see a overflow Icon in top right when I click it, a Settings button like thing pops out when I click it(Settings) nothing happens
I dont no how to assing an XML to this so that when it is clicked a new activty should open
I know to create an xml and also to assign a onClickListner to the button but i am unable to proceed further since I dont no where to call the setting activty when that button(Settings button in overflow Icon) is pressed

Try this -
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
if (item.getItemId() == R.id.action_settings) {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, YourSettingfActivity.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
menu_main.xml -
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<item android:id="#+id/action_settings"
android:title="#string/action_settings"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:showAsAction="never"/>
</menu>

You can use find these below methods in activity and there you can inflate the menu and do want you want
Menu xml file
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
>
<item android:id="#+id/action_settings"
android:title="#string/action_settings"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:showAsAction="never"/>
<item android:id="#+id/action_search"
android:title="#string/action_settings"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:showAsAction="never"/>
<item android:id="#+id/action_logout"
android:title="#string/action_settings"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:showAsAction="never"/>
</menu>
and you have to write the code like below in your activity
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
return true;
}
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.action_settings:
Toast.makeText(this, "Settings", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return true;
case R.id.item2:
Toast.makeText(this, "Search", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return true;
case R.id.action_search:
Toast.makeText(this, "Logout", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return true;
default:
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}

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