Trying to get searchview to work on app.
sdk min 17 max 22
testing on emulator api 18
menu xml
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<item
android:id="#+id/action_settings"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:title="#string/action_settings"
app:showAsAction="never"/>
<item android:id="#+id/search"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_action_search"
android:title="#string/search_title"
app:showAsAction="ifRoom|collapseActionView"
android:orderInCategory="200"
app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView">
</item>
<item android:id="#+id/scan"
android:title="#string/scan"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom"
android:orderInCategory="300">
</item>
</menu>
onCreateOptionsMenu
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
inflater.inflate(R.menu.material_toolbar, menu);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.search).getActionView();
searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(new OnQueryTextListener() {
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) {
Log.d(TAG, "onQueryTextSubmit");
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {
materialUpdate();
return false;
}
});
}
Running debug and looking at the search menu item shows action as null.
The layout display shows the android.support.v7.widget.SearchView as unknown xml attribute.
I am using Eclipse instead of Android Studio on this project.
Are you using Proguard or minify(ing) your code at some way?
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=58508
When you use a minify method like Proguard, classes and methods that you not access directly (but by some declarative way or reflexion) are removed. To avoid this, you need to instruct the build to specifically keep this classes/methods.
In this case, the SearchView class can be removed, because isn't directly called.
Try add this on your proguard rules file (check the right filename on your gradle file, at getDefaultProguardFile):
-keep class android.support.v7.widget.SearchView { *; }
This is how I added a SearchView to my menu (this is inside a Fragment):
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
final MenuItem item = menu.add("Search");
item.setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_search);
item.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
final SearchView searchView = new SearchView(getActivity());
searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(this);
searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(true);
item.setActionView(mSearchView);
}
As an aside, I'd also recommend making the switch to Android Studio.
You are using support library. Try this:
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(final Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu, menu);
final SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(menu.findItem(R.id.menu_search));
// ...
return true;
}
Not sure exactly what was wrong with what I had. It all appeared to be logical. I suspect that I had some misspelling are xmlns that was not correct. But it works the way I have it.
I appreciate the help but recommend that answers explain what you believe the problem is, what the fix is and why. It really helps the person learn.
MenuItemCompat is helper for accessing features in MenuItem introduced after API level 4 in a backwards compatible fashion. It is not necessary for this scenario.
Please keep answering questions it really does help
Thanks
I am using ActionBarSharlock in my Application for Action Bar. In actionBar I take a button and If I click the button I see a menu with three items. Here is the code-
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
SubMenu subMenu1 = menu.addSubMenu("Action Item");
subMenu1.add("Sample");
subMenu1.add("Menu");
subMenu1.add("Items");
MenuItem subMenu1Item = subMenu1.getItem();
subMenu1Item.setIcon(R.drawable.sub_menu_icon);
subMenu1Item.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS | MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
But I don't know how to make this three submenu1 item clickable and move one activity to another. What kind of function I need to write. Let me know It will be great help
First: why don't you add your menu items in the XML menu file in res/menu/your_file.xml:
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:id="#+id/action_search"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_action_search"
android:title="#string/action_search"/>
<item android:id="#+id/action_compose"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_action_compose"
android:title="#string/action_compose" />
then inflate the menu in your activity:
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu items for use in the action bar
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.main_activity_actions, menu);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
and then override the onOptionsItemSelected method to handle the menu item clicks.
Also Google developed their own library for ActionBar on API level < 11 so you should try using that one as well instead of Sherlock.
Hope this helps. Best of luck.
I have started my android application with the standard holo theme. Then I added the tabs functionality and now I would like to add a small settings button in the action bar.
How can I do that. I already set this method:
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuInflater inflater = getSupportMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.activity_main, (com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu) menu);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
Try this:
menu.add("some title").setIcon(R.drawable.[your image]).setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS);
Lets assume, that I have two activities. One called MainActivity, and the other called PopupActivity.
I want to have a context menu in MainActivity, after the user visited PopupActivity.
Main [no menu] --> startActivity() / startActivityForResult()
==> Popup --> back / finish()
==> Main [now has menu].
Environment details:
minSDK: 10 (needed for backward compatibility)
targetSDK: 17
targetDevice: GalaxyTab 2.0
If the MainActivity has at least one element at the begining state, i can add / remove the desired menu items via onPrepareOptionsMenu. But if the MainActiviy has 0 menu elements inside, android doesn't even render the menu button on the top right corner.
My question is:
What do i miss?
How to tell android, to render the menu button, because i want to add menu items to it.
Workaround soultions can't work (like separating the Activity into two, etc.), because the whole problem is a bit more complex, but the core of it is this. I don't need menu items at the begining state, and i need them in a second one.
main_menu.xml:
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="#+id/menu_add" android:title="#string/add"></item>
<item android:id="#+id/menu_remove" android:title="#string/remove" ></item>
</menu>
MainActivity.java
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu)
{
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.main_menu, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu)
{
if (initState)
{
menu.findItem(R.id.menu_add).setVisible(false);
menu.findItem(R.id.menu_remove).setVisible(false);
} else
{
menu.findItem(R.id.menu_add).setVisible(true);
menu.findItem(R.id.menu_remove).setVisible(true);
}
return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
}
First Create two menu. one for initial stage and second for after visited PopupActivity.
Replace Your onCreateOptionsMenu() with
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu)
{
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
if (initState)
inflater.inflate(R.menu.invisible_main_menu, menu);
else
inflater.inflate(R.menu.visible_main_menu, menu);
return true;
}
How to disable/hide three-dot indicator(Option menu indicator) on ICS handsets which does't have menu button. ?
I am running application as <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="5"/> in Manifest, code is compiled with 4.0. Three-dot indicator shows on every screen.
Example for preference activities i don't want show Three-dot indicator, since it does't have any menu options.
Adding android:targetSdkVersion="14" in manifest it works. However don't want hide/remove three dots button on all screens . Only in preference activities don't want to show this three dots button.
Override onPrepareOptionsMenu() in the fragment of the preference with this:
#Override
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuItem item= menu.findItem(R.id.menu_settings);
item.setVisible(false);
super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
return true;
}
if you have more then one item set all the items visibility flag to false
and add the command setHasOptionsMenu(true);
to the onCreate command
after you will set all the visibility of the items to false the menu will disappear
on activity, the only difference is the onPrepareOptionsMenu is boolean and you don't need to add the setHasOptionsMenu(true); command on the creation
I just deleted the method :
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu menu) {
getSupportMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
then that three-dot-menu goes away (:
Hope it helps.
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
return false;
}
There is no way to show/hide "three-dot" menu indicator for a single activity. You can hide this menu indicator only for entire app by specifying android:targetSdkVersion="14" (or above) in your manifest file.
However, this menu indicator is not showing on preferences activity if it extends from native android.preference.PreferenceActivity class. I have this scenario implemented in a few of my apps, and it works perfectly.
I assume you are using some custom preferences implementations which does not extends from PreferenceActivity. Android Dev Team suggests to always use PreferenceActivity for any preferences in your applications.
Way too late to the party here, I was trying to remove all my menu items and the 3-dots(option menu indicator), I did differently than the solution given here I am surprised that nobody had told it. There is a visibility tag that can be set to false and no changing of code in activity is required visibility=false does the trick
in res / menu /..
<item
android:id="#+id/action_settings"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:showAsAction="never"
visibility=false
android:title="#string/action_settings"/>
override method and return false remember of not call super
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
return false;
}
Remove this item in res / menu / main.xml
<item
android:id="#+id/action_settings"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:showAsAction="never"
android:title="#string/action_settings"/>
In addition: do not add an item that has showAsAction="never"- this will avoid the dots from showing. If you have more items than can not be shown at once the dots will be there again (and they are items that are flagged ifRoom).
Following code worked for my app. Tried on Samsung Galaxy S4 (Android 4.3) and Nexus 4 (Android 4.2):
#Override
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuItem item= menu.findItem(R.id.action_settings);
item.setVisible(false);
return true;
}
for hiding 3 dots in actionbar/ toolbar
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_dash_board_drawer, menu);
return false; //for visible 3 dots change to true, hiding false
}
You can actually change the Android targetVersion thus forcing the 3-dot menu to either hide or show. You need to override onCreate of your Activity like this :
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
getApplicationInfo().targetSdkVersion = 10; // To enable the 3-dot menu call this code before super.OnCreate
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
}
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
getApplicationInfo().targetSdkVersion = 14; // To disable the 3-dot menu call this code before super.OnCreate
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
}
Tested on Android 4.x.x and Android 3.0
I just excluded the "onCreateOptionsMenu"-method:
#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_planos, menu);
return true;
}
If you simply want to hide the button, this solution is a bit of a hack but works across all versions of Android (using AppCompat) and doesn't affect your other menu items:
styles.xml
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
...
<item name="android:actionOverflowButtonStyle">#style/AppTheme.Overflow</item>
<!-- If you're using AppCompat, instead use -->
<item name="actionOverflowButtonStyle">#style/AppTheme.Overflow</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme" />
<style name="AppTheme.Overflow">
<item name="android:src">#null</item>
</style>
If you want the Overflow button hidden only on some screens, you could make this an alternate theme (change AppTheme above to AppTheme.NoOverflow) that only certain activities use :
AndroidManifest.xml
<activity android:name=".NoOverflowActivity"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme.NoOverflow" >
This effectively just makes the icon have no width and height. I rarely recommend opposing design guidelines but in my scenario we used dedicated hardware that did not properly report a menu button was present.
Just want to improve #war_hero answer.
If You wanna set the visibility on run time You can use oncreateoptions menu parameter like this
Menu overflow;
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.mymenu, menu);
this.overflow = menu;
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
and then make a function to show or hide any menu item according to the index. for e.g.
public void hideorShowMenuItems(boolean bool){
overflow.getItem(1).setVisible(bool);
overflow.getItem(2).setVisible(bool);
overflow.getItem(3).setVisible(bool);
overflow.getItem(4).setVisible(bool);
overflow.getItem(5).setVisible(bool);
}
Copy paste this code in main.xml in menu folder
you just need to make the item android:visible="false"
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<item
android:id="#+id/action_settings"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:visible="false"
android:title="#string/action_settings"
app:showAsAction="never" />
</menu>
Should be:
<item
android:id="#+id/linearlayout_splash"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:showAsAction="never"
android:visible="false"
android:title="#string/action_settings"/>
If MainActivity is
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity
In MainActivity Class, Remove the below code.
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
//noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
Do it like this.
#Override
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// if nav drawer is opened, hide the action items
boolean drawerOpen = mDrawerLayout.isDrawerOpen(leftDrawer);
return (!drawerOpen);
}
I am checking if my navigation drawer is visible I will hide the menu and vice versa. You can use it according to you requirement. Hope this helps. Happy Coding. :)
This is how I find a solution of mine. It maybe helpful.
#Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keycode, KeyEvent event ) {
//KEYCODE_MENU
if(keycode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MENU){
/* AlertDialog.Builder dialogBuilder
= new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
.setMessage("Test")
.setTitle("Menu dialog");
dialogBuilder.create().show();*/
return true;
// finish();
}
return super.onKeyDown(keycode,event);
}
I just used
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
Where R.menu.main is only an empty menu xml
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" ></menu>