How can I access my Menu from my fragment and then change the icon of one of the menu items there?
What I am doing is querying my local DB to see if a certain entry exists when the fragment is shown. If it does display a solid icon, if not, display an outlined icon.
In your fragments onCreate() method you can use setHasOptionsMenu(true) to allow your fragment to handle different menu items than it's root Activity.
So you could do something like this in your fragment:
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
}
And then, you can override any of the menu life-cycle methods in your fragment:
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_fragment, menu);
// You can look up you menu item here and store it in a global variable by
// 'mMenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.my_menu_item);'
}
#Override
public void onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
MenuItem menuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.menu_item_to_change_icon_for); // You can change the state of the menu item here if you call getActivity().supportInvalidateOptionsMenu(); somewhere in your code
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
int id = item.getItemId();
// Handle actions based on the id field.
}
I found a simpler way of doing it than in the provided answer:
Toolbar toolbar = requireActivity().findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
Menu menu = toolbar.getMenu();
MenuItem item = menu.findItem(R.id.item_settings);
item.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_settings);
Access the menu from the toolbar.
I extend AbsListView.MultiChoiceModeListener for multi selection in ListView, I want to change the action menu dynamically (when more than one ListView item selected).
private class ModeCallback implements ListView.MultiChoiceModeListener {
//inflate menu
public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.compose_multi_select_menu, menu);
}
public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
//want to remove some menu here, but not work
if (getListView().getCheckedItemCount() > 1) {
MenuItem item = menu.getItem(5);
menu.removeItem();
}
}
}
I try to remove MenuItem in onPrepareActionMode(), but not work. Also tried mode.invalidate() in onItemCheckedStateChanged().
Actually, I find in onPrepareActionMode() the menu passed in have no MenuItem at all.
Anyone can help on this ?
You can modify menu in your onItemCheckedStateChanged() by showing or hiding items like this:
Menu menu = mode.getMenu();
menu.findItem(R.id.some_item_id).setVisible(false);
where mode is ActionMode passed to onItemCheckedStateChanged
I have a Sherlock Fragment Activity in which there are 3 Fragments.
Fragment A, Fragment B, Fragment C are three fragments. I want to show a done option menu in Fragment B only.
And the activity is started with Fragment A. When Fragment B is selected done button is added.
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
}
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
if(!menusInflated){
inflater.inflate(R.menu.security, menu);
menusInflated=true;
}
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
}
When I again start Fragment A I want to options Menu DONE (which was set at Fragment B) for this I am doing like this
setHasOptionsMenu(false);
MenuItem item = (MenuItem) menu.findItem(R.id.done_item);
item.setVisible(false);
But this is not hiding at all, also it is giving NullPointerException when Activity if first started with Fragment A.
Please let me know what is the problem.
Try this...
You don't need to override onCreateOptionsMenu() in your Fragment class again. Menu items visibility can be changed by overriding onPrepareOptionsMenu() method available in Fragment class.
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
}
#Override
public void onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).setVisible(false);
super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
}
This is one way of doing this:
add a "group" to your menu:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<group
android:id="#+id/main_menu_group">
<item android:id="#+id/done_item"
android:title="..."
android:icon="..."
android:showAsAction="..."/>
</group>
</menu>
then, add a
Menu menu;
variable to your activity and set it in your override of onCreateOptionsMenu:
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
this.menu = menu;
// inflate your menu here
}
After, add and use this function to your activity when you'd like to show/hide the menu:
public void showOverflowMenu(boolean showMenu){
if(menu == null)
return;
menu.setGroupVisible(R.id.main_menu_group, showMenu);
}
I am not saying this is the best/only way, but it works well for me.
To show action items (action buttons) in the ActionBar of fragments where they are only needed, do this:
Lets say you want the save button to only show in the fragment where you accept input for items and not in the Fragment where you view a list of items, add this to the OnCreateOptionsMenu method of the Fragment where you view the items:
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
if (menu != null) {
menu.findItem(R.id.action_save_item).setVisible(false);
}
}
NOTE: For this to work, you need the onCreate() method in your Fragment (where you want to hide item button, the item view fragment in our example) and add setHasOptionsMenu(true) like this:
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
}
Might not be the best option, but it works and it's simple.
This will work for sure I guess...
// Declare
Menu menu;
MenuItem menuDoneItem;
// Then in your onCreateOptionMenu() method write the following...
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
this.menu=menu;
inflater.inflate(R.menu.secutity, menu);
}
// In your onOptionItemSelected() method write the following...
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.done_item:
this.menuDoneItem=item;
someOperation();
return true;
default:
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
// Now Making invisible any menu item...
public void menuInvisible(){
setHasOptionsMenu(true);// Take part in populating the action bar menu
menuDoneItem=(MenuItem)menu.findItem(R.id.done_item);
menuRefresh.setVisible(false); // make true to make the menu item visible.
}
//Use the above method whenever you need to make your menu item visible or invisiable
You can also refer this link for more details, it is a very useful one.
MenuItem Import = menu.findItem(R.id.Import);
Import.setVisible(false)
Try this
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu){
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.custom_actionbar, menu);
menu.setGroupVisible(...);
}
By setting the Visibility of all items in Menu, the appbar menu or overflow menu will be Hide automatically
Example
private Menu menu_change_language;
...
...
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
...
...
menu_change_language = menu;
menu_change_language.findItem(R.id.menu_change_language).setVisible(true);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
Before going to other fragment use bellow code:
if(menu_change_language != null){
menu_change_language.findItem(R.id.menu_change_language)
.setVisible(false);
}
Hello I got the best solution of this, suppose if u have to hide a particular item at on create Menu method and show that item in other fragment. I am taking an example of two menu item one is edit and other is delete. e.g menu xml is as given below:
sell_menu.xml
<?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_edit"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_edit_white_shadow_24dp"
app:showAsAction="always"
android:title="Edit" />
<item
android:id="#+id/action_delete"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_delete_white_shadow_24dp"
app:showAsAction="always"
android:title="Delete" />
Now Override the two method in your activity & make a field variable mMenu as:
private Menu mMenu; // field variable
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.sell_menu, menu);
this.mMenu = menu;
menu.findItem(R.id.action_delete).setVisible(false);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
if (item.getItemId() == R.id.action_delete) {
// do action
return true;
} else if (item.getItemId() == R.id.action_edit) {
// do action
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
Make two following method in your Activity & call them from fragment to hide and show your menu item. These method are as:
public void showDeleteImageOption(boolean status) {
if (menu != null) {
menu.findItem(R.id.action_delete).setVisible(status);
}
}
public void showEditImageOption(boolean status) {
if (menu != null) {
menu.findItem(R.id.action_edit).setVisible(status);
}
}
That's Solve from my side,I think this explanation will help you.
You can make a menu for each fragment, and a global variable that mark which fragment is in use now.
and check the value of the variable in onCreateOptionsMenu and inflate the correct menu
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
if (fragment_it == 6) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.custom_actionbar, menu);
}
}
Okay I spend couple of hour to get this solution.apparently you can get menuitem from your toolbar to anywhere in activity or fragment. So in my case.
var menuItem = toolbar.menu;
Now to get specfic item from menu item
favIcon = menuItem.findItem(R.id.favourite);
Note: favIcon is MenuItem declare global
Now if you can do whatever you want to do for this icon
eg. to make it invisible
favIcon?.isVisible=false
Even though the question is old and answered. There is a simpler answer to that than the above mentioned. You don't need to use any other variables.
You can create the buttons on action bar whatever the fragment you want, instead of doing the visibility stuff(show/hide).
Add the following in the fragment whatever u need the menu item.
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu, menu);
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
}
Sample menu.xml file:
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item
android:id="#+id/action_addFlat"
android:icon="#drawable/add"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText"
android:title="#string/action_addFlat"/>
</menu>
Handling onclick events is as usual.
Late to the party but the answers above didn't seem to work for me.
My first tab fragment (uses getChildFragmentManager() for inner tabs) has the menu to show a search icon and uses android.support.v7.widget.SearchView to search within the inner tab fragment but navigating to other tabs (which also have inner tabs using getChildFragmentManager()) would not remove the search icon (as not required) and therefore still accessible with no function, maybe as I am using the below (ie outer main tabs with each inner tabs)
getChildFragmentManager();
However I use the below in my fragments containing/using the getChildFragmentManager() for inner tabs.
//region onCreate
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setRetainInstance(true);
//access setHasOptionsMenu()
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
}
//endregion onCreate
and then clear the menu item inside onPrepareOptionsMenu for fragments(search icon & functions)
#Override
public void onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
//clear the menu/hide the icon & disable the search access/function ...
//this will clear the menu entirely, so rewrite/draw the menu items after if needed
menu.clear();
}
Works well and navigating back to the tab/inner tab with the search icon functions re displays the search icon & functions.
Hope this helps...
For some reason the method was not working for me this is how I solved it according to the accepted solution
//This should be in on create
new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
showOverflowMenu(false);
}
},100);
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
this.menu = menu;
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.options_menu, menu);
return true;
}
public void showOverflowMenu(boolean showMenu){
if(menu == null)
return;
menu.setGroupVisible(R.id.grp, showMenu);
}
In my application the main activity hosts two fragments and attached to acticity as ActionBarTabs. using the following code. NOTE: activity and the 2 fragments are defined in seperate xml layout files (See the picture at the bottom)
private void createActionTabs() {
ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
actionBar.setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS);
//Status Tab
String strStatus = getResources().getString(R.string.lblStatus);
ActionBar.Tab statusTab = actionBar.newTab();
statusTab.setText(strStatus);
TabListener<SFrag> sFTabListener = new TabListener<SFrag>(this, strStatus, SFrag.class);
statusTab.setTabListener(sFTabListener);
actionBar.addTab(statusTab);
//Controller Tab attached the same way
.....
}
The ActionBar Items (start and refresh) are added using
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.main_menu, menu);
return true;
}
Now coming to my problem:
I want to update the data shown on the Status Fragment at application load, fragment resume and click of refresh menu item from the action bar. Now when I try to access the Status fragment from Main Activity using the following code
SFrag frag = (SFrag) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.st_frag);
Log.d(TAG, "In Activity SFrag is " + (frag == null ? "null" : "not null"));
if (frag != null) {
//calls the method to update data
fragment.updateStatusData(statusInformation);
}
The getFragmentManager().findFragmentById methods always returns null. I even tried the onResume method of the activity, the fragment objects is still returned as null. So how do I access the fragment and thus accessa method of that fragment from host acticty.
Secondly, I am trying to use the action_service (its shown as Start button just for this mockup) in action bar as a toggle for satrting or stopping a background service. I can easily update the title/icon for start menu item from onOptionsItemSelected method (I save the current status running/stoppede in shared-preferences). but when I try to accees the menuItem at onStart/onResume of the activity by using
MenuItem mi = (MenuItem) findViewById (R.id.action_service);
it always returns null. So How Can I access action_service menu Item in onResume/onStart to update it.
My Application looks like this
First of all if you want to declare MenuItem, you should do it in this way :
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getSupportMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main_activity, menu);
MenuItem mRefresh = menu.findItem(R.id.refresh_menu_item);
return true;
}
About updating your Fragment on applications load or Activity's start, just set selected the tab which holds your Fragment and put the code which will load the data in your Fragment on it's onStart() or onActivityCreated() method. You can override onOptionsItemSelected() in your Fragment, so you can update your views not from your Activity which holds your Fragment, but from it's own class.
Edit: Here is an example how you should handle menu from your Fragment :
public class MyFragment extends Fragment {
#Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
setHasOptionsMenu(true); // Do not forget this!!!
}
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
inflater.inflate(R.menu.first_fragment, menu);
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.action_refresh:
// Do You stuff here
break;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
Using this you can add and use MenuItem's in your Fragment.
Hope this helps!
I can answer the MenuItem part just not the other part.
for the menu item as per the docs You can safely hold on to menu (and any items created from it), making modifications to it as desired, until the next time onCreateOptionsMenu() is called.
for example
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
actionMenu = menu;
return true;
}
so basically anytime you want to change one of the items you can do this
MenuItem item = actionMenu.getItem(0);
I want to use the menu button on android to make the sliding menu toggle from left to right. The problem I face is that since I have used the sliding menu functionality in my main activity on create method, I do not how to use the same variable in the onPrepareOptionMenu method.
SlidingMenu menu;
menu = new SlidingMenu(this);
menu.setMode(SlidingMenu.LEFT);
menu.setTouchModeAbove(SlidingMenu.TOUCHMODE_MARGIN);
menu.setShadowWidth(10);
menu.setBehindOffset(60);
menu.setFadeDegree(0.25f);
menu.attachToActivity(this, SlidingMenu.SLIDING_WINDOW);
menu.setBehindWidth(400);
menu.setMenu(R.layout.menu_frame);
this is the code which I use to call the sliding menu, However, I want to enable the toggle button whenever the menu button is called along side the swipe gesture .
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
//try to enable the toggle here so that the sliding menu can appear/disappear
return true;
}
The problem is that unlike most cases, I do not extend my main class with the Sherlock activity since my main class is already extending some other activity. Hence I use the sliding menu in form of a constructor(look at my example). I am not sure how to integrate the toggle function. Thank for all the help
If you need override OptionsMenu methods and you want this methods public your Activity, then you first create Activity to Options menu and in you activity need extends CustomOptionMenuActivity.
Example:
1. Create CustomOptionMenuActivity:
public class CustomOptionMenuActivity extends Activity {
private Menu SlidingMenu;
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
this.SlidingMenu = menu;
return true;
}
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
//try to enable the toggle here so that the sliding menu can appear/disappear
return true;
}
}
Then you can use menu in any activities, but you need extends this activity.
Example:
public class MainActivity extends CustomOptionMenuActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
}
Good luck!