[java] How to change MenuItem icon in ActionBar programmatically

How to change MenuItem icon in ActionBar programmatically? I tried to use

MenuItem menuItem = (MenuItem)findViewById(R.id.action_settings);
menuItem.setIcon(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_launcher))

but it doesn't work. This is my code:

MainActivity

package com.test;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;

public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
    private Button button;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button);
        button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                MenuItem menuItem = (MenuItem)findViewById(R.id.action_settings);
                menuItem.setIcon(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_launcher));
            }
        });
    }

    @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) {
        int id = item.getItemId();
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            return true;
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
}

main.xml

<menu
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

    <item
        android:icon="@drawable/action_settings"
        android:id="@+id/action_settings"
        android:title="@string/action_settings"
        android:orderInCategory="100"
        app:showAsAction="always"/>
</menu>

activity_main

<LinearLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent">
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button"
        android:text="Set icon"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>

This is the exception that i've had after running:

MenuItem menuItem = (MenuItem)findViewById(R.id.action_settings);


11-09 19:52:40.471    1735-1735/com.test E/AndroidRuntime? FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    java.lang.ClassCastException: android.support.v7.internal.view.menu.ActionMenuItemView
            at com.test.MainActivity$1.onClick(MainActivity.java:19)
            at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:2485)
            at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:9080)
            at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:587)
            at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
            at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
            at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
            at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

This works for me. It should be in your onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) method item.setIcon(R.drawable.your_icon);

Instead of getViewById(), use

MenuItem item = getToolbar().getMenu().findItem(Menu.FIRST);

replacing the Menu.FIRST with your menu item id.

I resolved this problem this way:

In onCreateOptionsMenu:

this.menu = menu;
this.menu.add("calendar");
ImageView imageView = new ImageView(getActivity());
imageView.setMinimumHeight(128);
imageView.setMinimumWidth(128);
imageView.setImageDrawable(yourDrawable);
MenuItem item = this.menu.getItem(0);
item.setActionView(imageView);

in onOptionsItemSelected:

if (item.getOrder() == 0) {
    //TODO
    return true;
}

to use in onMenuItemClick(MenuItem item) just do invalidateOptionsMenu(); item.setIcon(ContextCompat.getDrawable(this, R.drawable.ic_baseline_play_circle_outline_24px));

Kotlin version:

toolbar.menu.findItem(R.id.notification).icon =
                    ContextCompat.getDrawable(requireContext(), R.drawable.ic_notification)

toolbar.menu.findItem(R.id.notification).isVisible = true

Lalith's answer is correct.

You may also try this approach:

button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            invalidateOptionsMenu();
        }
    });

 @Override
 public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {

    MenuItem settingsItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_settings);
    // set your desired icon here based on a flag if you like
    settingsItem.setIcon(ContextCompat.getDrawable(this, R.drawable.ic_launcher)); 

    return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
 }

Its Working

      MenuItem tourchmeMenuItem; // Declare Global .......

 public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) 
 {
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.search, menu);
        menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).setVisible(false);
        tourchmeMenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.done);
        return true;
 }

    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

    case R.id.done:
                       if(LoginPreferences.getActiveInstance(CustomViewFinderScannerActivity.this).getIsFlashLight()){
                            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
                                mScannerView.setFlash(false);
                                LoginPreferences.getActiveInstance(CustomViewFinderScannerActivity.this).setIsFlashLight(false);
                                tourchmeMenuItem.setIcon(getResources().getDrawable(R.mipmap.torch_white_32));
                            }
                        }else {
                            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
                                mScannerView.setFlash(true);
                                LoginPreferences.getActiveInstance(CustomViewFinderScannerActivity.this).setIsFlashLight(true);
                                tourchmeMenuItem.setIcon(getResources().getDrawable(R.mipmap.torch_cross_white_32));
                            }
                        }
                        break;

}

Here is how i resolved this:

1 - create a Field Variable like: private Menu mMenuItem;

2 - override the method invalidateOptionsMenu():

@Override
public void invalidateOptionsMenu() {
    super.invalidateOptionsMenu();
}

3 - call the method invalidateOptionsMenu() in your onCreate()

4 - add mMenuItem = menu in your onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) like this:

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.webview_menu, menu);
    mMenuItem = menu;
    return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}

5 - in the method onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) change the icon you want like this:

 @Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

    switch (item.getItemId()){

        case R.id.R.id.action_settings:
            mMenuItem.getItem(0).setIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher); // to change the fav icon
            //Toast.makeText(this, " " + mMenuItem.getItem(0).getTitle(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); <<--- this to check if the item in the index 0 is the one you are looking for
            return true;
    }
    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}