The solution I find is to use custom action Layout: Here is XML for menu.
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:Eventapp="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<!-- This is a comment. -->
<item
android:id="@+id/action_create"
android:actionLayout="@layout/action_view_details_layout"
android:orderInCategory="50"
android:showAsAction = "always"/>
</menu>
The Layout is
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="@string/create"/>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:paddingRight="5dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:src="@drawable/ic_action_v"/>
</LinearLayout>
this will show the icon and the text together.
To get the clickitem the the fragment or activity:
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater)
{
//super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_details_fragment, menu);
View view = menu.findItem(R.id.action_create).getActionView();
view.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
}