Hide/show MenuItem on click actionbar android - android

I've been trying to get my actionbar buttons to show on click but can't get it to work. I got 2 buttons and if i click on one i want the other to show and the other to get invinsible.
Here is my code:
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
MenuItem brandsMenu = (MenuItem)findViewById(R.id.action_brands);
MenuItem categoryMenu = (MenuItem)findViewById(R.id.action_category);
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.action_category:
brandsMenu.setVisible(true);
return true;
case R.id.action_brands:
categoryMenu.setVisible(true);
}
This only shows errors. Any Suggestions?

You need to call InvalidateOptionsMenu when you want to make changes to your menu.
You then use the onCreateOptionsMenu override to apply those changes.

Define MenuItems named brandsMenu and categoryMenu and initialize them onPrepareOptionsMenu
categoryMenu = menu.findItem(R.id.action_category);
brandsMenu = menu.findItem(R.id.action_brands);
You should be able to change visibility such as categoryMenu.setVisible(true);

You can't set visibility on menuitems.
You should invalidate the options menu and add only the menuItems you want to be visible

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