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Android Action Bar: Can I replace a custom Title in appcompat v7

I want to add a custom action title on the left of the actin bar, replacing with the default title just like in the below image the default image is shown
And here I want to add this title.

You need to change the logo and the title in action bar.
You can use
getActivity().getActionBar().setTitle("your title");
and
getActivity().getActionBar().setLogo(your draw id);

It is very easy to do ..
There's lot's of way to do this task as defined above .. but I will suggest to make use of custom view for Action bar(As this will work on all devices as same) .. this will let you create much more complex view's in a very handy and easy way.
For your query you make make use of custom views for ActionBar..
You can create customized action bar like this ..
actionBar = getSupportActionBar();
actionBar.setCustomView(R.layout.xyz); // Set custom view like this
// In your case you want an icon ...
ImageView image = (ImageView) actionBar.getCustomView().findViewById(R.id.fare_ll); // Get id of custom view like this
Also you need to set this property ..
actionBar.setDisplayOptions(ActionBar.DISPLAY_SHOW_CUSTOM);
// Now you can do any sort of stuffs with this icon .. like you can perform click functionality
Here's your xyz.xml file .. This file is just for your reference purpose .. this will let you know how to create custom view for Action Bar. :)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_gravity="center|start"
android:id="#+id/confirm_cabs_back"
>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/b"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:id="#+id/city_spinner_layout"
android:layout_gravity="center"
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/action_city"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="XYZ"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textColor="#color/taxi_blue"
android:layout_gravity="center"
/>
<!-- <ImageView
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/drop_down" /> -->
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<!-- <LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="end|center"
android:gravity="end"
android:id="#+id/fare_ll"
> -->
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="2dp"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#color/grey" >
</LinearLayout>
<!-- android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="2dp" -->
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/hard_61"
android:id="#+id/fare_ll"
android:layout_gravity="center|end"
android:layout_marginLeft="3dp"
android:layout_marginRight="3dp"
android:textColor="#color/black"
/>
<!-- </LinearLayout> -->
</LinearLayout>
You are good to go ..

You need to use the following code to get this:
private ActionBar actionBar;
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
actionBar = getActionBar();
actionBar.setTitle("");
actionBar.setLogo(R.drawable.logo); //logo needs to be defined in the drawables folder.
}

ActionBar transparent background

I have created a actionbar with a custom xml layout that should have a transparent background. It works as it should on ICS but on KitKat it has a gray background instead of the transparency. Can anyone help me solve this issue and make the actionbar transparent for all Android versions 4 and up?
Here is the xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/main_actionbar_layout"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:paddingRight="5dp" >
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/action_menu"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:contentDescription="#string/app_name"
android:padding="5dp"
android:src="#drawable/menu" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/action_settings"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:contentDescription="#string/app_name"
android:padding="5dp"
android:src="#drawable/settings" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/action_share"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/action_settings"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/action_settings"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:contentDescription="#string/app_name"
android:padding="5dp"
android:src="#drawable/share" />
<com.quanticapps.athan.views.RobotoTextView
android:id="#+id/action_title"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:text="#string/app_name"
android:textColor="#android:color/white" />
</RelativeLayout>
And here is the code that I use:
final ViewGroup actionBarLayout = (ViewGroup) getLayoutInflater()
.inflate(R.layout.main_actionbar, null);
// Set up your ActionBar
final ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
actionBar.setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(Color.TRANSPARENT));
actionBar.setDisplayShowCustomEnabled(true);
actionBar.setCustomView(actionBarLayout);
// Typeface mTypeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),
// "rockwell.ttf");
title = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.action_title);
share = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.action_share);
settings = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.action_settings);
menu = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.action_menu);
actionBar.setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(false);
actionBar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);
title.setTextSize(15);
title.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);

try these way..
getWindow().requestFeature(Window.FEATURE_ACTION_BAR_OVERLAY);
ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
actionBar.setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(Color.parseColor("#330000ff")));
check this answer

Its always better to set Actionbar property in style.
Define a style where set the actionbar background to transparent and apply that style to your activity. This way your code will be free from handling UI and logic.

Actionbar custom style with title highlight on clicked

I have a quick question regarding custom style navigation in the action bar.
I have used this code to create a custom title layout:
ActionBar ab = getActionBar();
ab.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);
ab.setDisplayShowCustomEnabled(true);
View customTitle = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.custom_title, null);
ab.setCustomView(customTitle);
which looks like this:
But when I click the navigate up button, only the icon and the indicator highlight... like this:
I'm looking for a way to get the whole title clickable, but with the custom layout. Is this possible?
For reference here is my actionbar layout XML:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:text="Ferries"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:textColor="#FFF"
android:id="#+id/actionbar_title_depart" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:text=""
android:textSize="10sp"
android:textColor="#FFF"
android:id="#+id/actionbar_title_arrive" />
</LinearLayout>
Thanks for taking a look, and I look forward to hear some suggestions!

Android ActionBar custom layout styling

I'm just starting android development coming from IOS and again stubbled onto a problem.
And after 1 day of trying i decided that i will ask the people of stack overflow.
So my problem:
I have an app and in the action bar (default no sherlock) i want 1 logo and 2 lines of text.
And trough the internet i fount the setCustomView for the action bar.
And the custom xml is loaded but i can't get the layout right.
So first i setup the action bar:
private void setupActionBar() {
ActionBar actionBar = getSupportActionBar();
actionBar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);
actionBar.setDisplayUseLogoEnabled(false);
actionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(false);
actionBar.setDisplayShowCustomEnabled(true);
actionBar.setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(false);
LayoutParams lp1 = new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
View customNav = LayoutInflater.from(this).inflate(R.layout.actionbar, null); // layout which contains your button.
actionBar.setCustomView(customNav, lp1);
}
Than the xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="fill_horizontal"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:background="#color/Blue">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text_left"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/title_menu"
android:textColor="#color/White"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:layout_gravity="left"/>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/icon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/Icon"
android:layout_gravity="center"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text_right"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/title_help"
android:layout_gravity="right"
android:textColor="#color/White"
android:paddingRight="5dp"/>
</LinearLayout>
But the result is something what i'm not looking for:
So what am i forgetting/doing wrong/or should i do?

try change the root layout into relative layout
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="fill_horizontal"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<TextView
android:text="left text"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/icon"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:id="#+id/text_left"
android:gravity="left"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"/>
<ImageView
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:id="#+id/icon"
android:layout_width="10dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/bg_sunrise"
android:layout_gravity="center"/>
<TextView
android:text="Right txt"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/icon"
android:id="#+id/text_right"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:gravity="right"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right"
android:paddingRight="5dp"/> </RelativeLayout>

you're not getting your result because:
u need to:
if you use AppCompat theme
add to your activity layout
in code eg. in onCreate() set a toolbar to replace the action bar.

You could also use LinearLayout as a root and add android:weightSum and specify a layout_weight on the three child views.
What is android:weightSum in android, and how does it work?

Title not showing on the mainActivity

I have put up a spinner on Android Action Bar, i have placed the spinner in test.xml layout and i am calling it like this in the main activity in the OnCreate() method
ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
actionBar.setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(Color.GREEN));
actionBar.setDisplayShowCustomEnabled(true);
actionBar.setCustomView(R.layout.activity_test);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
actionBar.setTitle("Home");
But my title is not showing. i want to show HOME as title on that action bar what should i do?
My activity_test
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/planets_spinner"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="50sp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:background="#drawable/arrow2"
android:layout_weight="0.08"
android:drawSelectorOnTop="true" />
</RelativeLayout>

I have solved the problem by adding a textView to my activity_test, as this whole activity is showing on the ActionBar so i have added a text view and problem is solved :)
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/planets_spinner"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="50sp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:background="#drawable/arrow2"
android:drawSelectorOnTop="true" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/planets_spinner"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="6dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="6dp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:text="Scene" />
</RelativeLayout>

When you set android:layout_alignParentRight="true" , RelativeLayout uses all the space including the title space and title is not displayed. You can check the behaviour by drawing a border around the RelativeLayout. But RelativeLayout doesnt consume more space if you dont use android:layout_alignParentRight="true". It doesnt consume more space if you use android:layout_alignParentLeft="true", too. It works weird for only android:layout_alignParentRight="true". In order to show a view at the right of the parent, the following worked for me:
<ImageView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/profile_image"
android:layout_width="40dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:background="?android:selectableItemBackground"
android:padding="3dp"
android:scaleType="centerCrop" />
Do not use RelativeLayout. Just the view you need.
Then you can align right with the LayoutParams shown as following:
actionBar.setCustomView(R.layout.actionbar_layout);
actionBar.setDisplayShowCustomEnabled(true);
ImageView imageProfile = (ImageView)actionBar.getCustomView();
int length = (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, 40, getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
Toolbar.LayoutParams layoutParams = new Toolbar.LayoutParams(
length,
length, Gravity.RIGHT
| Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL);
imageProfile.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
Now you should be able to view both ActionBar title and the ImageView.