How to set menu to Toolbar in Android

Question

I want use ToolBar instead of ActionBar  but don t show me menu in toolbar    i want set menu such as Refresh or Setting buttons in ActionBar     Toolbar xml code     lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt android support v7 widget Toolbar     xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      xmlns app  http   schemas android com apk res-auto      android layout width  match parent      android layout height  wrap content      android background   attr colorPrimary      android minHeight   attr actionBarSize      app navigationContentDescription   string abc action bar up description      app popupTheme   style ThemeOverlay AppCompat Light      app theme   style ThemeOverlay AppCompat Dark ActionBar      app title  Main Page      android gravity  center   gt    MainPage java code   public class MainPage extends AppCompatActivity       private Toolbar toolbar        Override     protected void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState            super onCreate savedInstanceState           setContentView R layout main page            toolbar    Toolbar  findViewById R id main toolbar           setSupportActionBar toolbar           if  getSupportActionBar      null                getSupportActionBar   setTitle  Main Page                      toolbar setSubtitle  Test Subtitle            toolbar inflateMenu R menu main manu             main menu xml code      lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt menu xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      xmlns app  http   schemas android com apk res-auto  gt        lt item         android id    id menu main setting          android icon   drawable ic settings          android orderInCategory  100          app showAsAction  always          android actionLayout   layout toolbar          android title  Setting    gt        lt item         android id    id menu main setting2          android icon   drawable ic settings          android orderInCategory  200          app showAsAction  always          android actionLayout   layout toolbar          android title  Setting    gt    lt  menu gt    How to fix this problem and show menu in Toolbar   thanks all dears  lt 3

User · Answer

You need to override this code in your Activity:

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu, this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main2, menu);
    return true;
}

and set your toolbar like this:

Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

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In your activity override this method        Override     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu Menu menu            getMenuInflater   inflate R menu main menu  menu           return true          This will inflate your menu below     lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt       lt menu xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android          xmlns app  http   schemas android com apk res-auto  gt            lt item             android id    id menu main setting              android icon   drawable ic settings              android orderInCategory  100              app showAsAction  always              android actionLayout   layout toolbar              android title  Setting    gt            lt item             android id    id menu main setting2              android icon   drawable ic settings              android orderInCategory  200              app showAsAction  always              android actionLayout   layout toolbar              android title  Setting    gt        lt  menu gt

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In XML add one line inside  lt Toolbar  gt    lt com google android material appbar MaterialToolbar app menu   menu main menu   gt    In java file  replace this    setSupportActionBar toolbar           if  getSupportActionBar      null                getSupportActionBar   setTitle  Main Page                with this   toolbar setTitle  Main Page

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You can achieve this by two methods  Using XML Using java  Using XML Add this attribute to toolbar XML app menu    quot menu name quot  Using java By overriding onCreateOptionMenu Menu menu  public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity       private Toolbar toolbar        Override     protected void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState            super onCreate savedInstanceState           setContentView R layout activity main           toolbar   findViewById R id toolbar           setSupportActionBar toolbar      Override     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu Menu menu            getMenuInflater   inflate R menu demo menu menu           return super onCreateOptionsMenu menu            for more details or implementating click on the menu go through this article https   bedevelopers tech android-toolbar-implementation-using-android-studio

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You can still use the answer provided using Toolbar inflateMenu even while using setSupportActionBar toolbar   I had a scenario where I had to move toolbar setup functionality into a separate class outside of activity which didn t by-itself know of the event onCreateOptionsMenu  So  to implement this  all I had to do was wait for Toolbar to be drawn before calling inflateMenu by doing the following  toolbar post       toolbar inflateMenu R menu my menu     Might not be considered very clean but still gets the job done

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Don t use setSupportActionBar toolbar  I don t know why but this works for me  toolbar    Toolbar  findViewById R id main toolbar   toolbar setSubtitle  quot Test Subtitle quot    toolbar inflateMenu R menu main manu    For menu item click do this toolbar setOnMenuItemClickListener new Toolbar OnMenuItemClickListener               Override         public boolean onMenuItemClick MenuItem item                 if item getItemId    R id item1                                   do something                           else if item getItemId     R id filter                                  do something                           else                    do something                            return false                      Will update the  why  part of this answer when I find a proper explanation  Happy to help anyway    Peace

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Here is a fuller answer as a reference to future visitors  I usually use a support toolbar but it works just as well either way   1  Make a menu xml This is going to be in res menu main menu   Right click the res folder and choose New  gt  Android Resource File  Type main menu for the File name  Choose Menu for the Resource type   Paste in the following content as a starter   lt  xml version  quot 1 0 quot  encoding  quot utf-8 quot   gt   lt menu xmlns android  quot http   schemas android com apk res android quot      xmlns app  quot http   schemas android com apk res-auto quot  gt       lt item         android id  quot   id action add quot          android icon  quot  drawable ic add quot          app showAsAction  quot ifRoom quot          android title  quot Add quot  gt       lt  item gt       lt item         android id  quot   id action settings quot          app showAsAction  quot never quot          android title  quot Settings quot  gt       lt  item gt   lt  menu gt   You can right click res and choose New image asset to create the ic add icon  2  Inflate the menu In your activity add the following method   Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu Menu menu        getMenuInflater   inflate R menu main menu  menu       return true     3  Handle menu clicks Also in your Activity  add the following method   Override public boolean onOptionsItemSelected MenuItem item           Handle item selection     switch  item getItemId              case R id action add              addSomething                return true          case R id action settings              startSettings                return true          default              return super onOptionsItemSelected item            Further reading  Android Menu Documentation

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protected void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState        super onCreate savedInstanceState       setContentView R layout activity main       Toolbar toolbar              toolbar   findViewById R id toolbar       setSupportActionBar toolbar       getSupportActionBar   setDisplayShowTitleEnabled false               Override     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu Menu menu            MenuInflater inflater   getMenuInflater            inflater inflate R menu menu drawer menu           return true              Override     public boolean onOptionsItemSelected MenuItem item            int id   item getItemId            if  id    R id action drawer              drawerLayout openDrawer GravityCompat END               if  drawerLayout isDrawerOpen GravityCompat END                     drawerLayout closeDrawer GravityCompat END                 else                   drawerLayout openDrawer GravityCompat END                                   return super onOptionsItemSelected item           res layout drawer menu    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt menu     xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      xmlns app  http   schemas android com apk res-auto  gt        lt item         android id    id action drawer          android title   string app name          android icon   drawable ic menu black 24dp          app showAsAction  always   gt    lt  menu gt    toolbar xml   lt com google android material appbar AppBarLayout xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  xmlns app  http   schemas android com apk res-auto  android layout width  match parent  android layout height  wrap content  android theme   style AppTheme AppBarOverlay  gt    lt androidx appcompat widget Toolbar     android id    id toolbar      android layout width  match parent      android layout height   attr actionBarSize      android background   attr colorPrimary      app popupTheme   style AppTheme PopupOverlay      app titleTextColor   android color white      app titleTextAppearance   style TextAppearance Widget Event Toolbar Title  gt         lt TextView          android id    id toolbar title           android layout gravity  center           android layout height  wrap content           android layout width  wrap content           android text   string app name           android textColor   android color white           style   style TextAppearance AppCompat Widget ActionBar Title    gt    lt  androidx appcompat widget Toolbar gt

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private Toolbar toolbar    Override protected void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState        super onCreate savedInstanceState       setContentView R layout activity main        toolbar    Toolbar  findViewById R id my toolbar           here is where you set it to show on the toolbar      setSupportActionBar toolbar       Well  you need to set support action bar setSupportActionBar    and pass your variable  like so  setSupportActionBar toolbar

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Also you need this  to implement some action to every options of menu    Override public boolean onOptionsItemSelected MenuItem item        switch  item getItemId              case R id menu help              Toast makeText this   This is teh option help   Toast LENGTH LONG  show                break          default              break            return true

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Simple fix to this was setting showAsAction to always in menu xml in res menu   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt menu xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      xmlns app  http   schemas android com apk res-auto  gt        lt item         android id    id add alarm          android icon   drawable ic action name          android orderInCategory  100          android title  Add          app showAsAction  always          android visible  true   gt    lt  menu gt

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In my case  I m using an AppBarLayout with a CollapsingToolbarLayout and the menu was always being scrolled out of the screen  I solved my problem by switching android actionLayout in menu s XML to the toolbar s id  I hope it can help people in the same situation   activity main xml   lt android support design widget CoordinatorLayout xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      xmlns app  http   schemas android com apk res-auto      xmlns fab  http   schemas android com apk res-auto      xmlns tools  http   schemas android com tools      android layout width  match parent      android layout height  match parent      tools context   activities MainScreenActivity      android screenOrientation  portrait  gt        lt android support design widget AppBarLayout         android layout width  match parent          android layout height  300dp          app elevation  0dp          android theme   style AppTheme AppBarOverlay  gt           lt android support design widget CollapsingToolbarLayout             android id    id collapsingBar              android layout width  match parent              android layout height  match parent              app layout scrollFlags  exitUntilCollapsed scroll              app contentScrim   attr colorPrimary              app expandedTitleMarginStart  48dp              app expandedTitleMarginEnd  48dp               gt               lt android support v7 widget Toolbar                 android id    id toolbar                  android layout width  match parent                  android layout height   attr actionBarSize                  android background   attr colorPrimary                  app elevation  0dp                  app popupTheme   style AppTheme PopupOverlay                  app layout collapseMode  pin   gt           lt  android support design widget CollapsingToolbarLayout gt         lt  android support design widget AppBarLayout gt   lt  android support design widget CoordinatorLayout gt    main menu xml   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt menu xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      xmlns app  http   schemas android com apk res-auto  gt       lt item         android id    id logoutMenu          android orderInCategory  100          android title   string log out          app showAsAction  never          android actionLayout   id toolbar   gt       lt item         android id    id sortMenu          android orderInCategory  100          android title   string sort          app showAsAction  never   gt   lt  menu gt

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Although I agree with this answer  as it has fewer lines of code and that it works   How to set menu to Toolbar in Android   My suggestion would be to always start any project using the Android Studio Wizard  In that code you will find some styles -    lt style name  AppTheme AppBarOverlay  parent  ThemeOverlay AppCompat Dark ActionBar    gt    lt style name  AppTheme PopupOverlay  parent  ThemeOverlay AppCompat Light    gt   and usage is    lt android support design widget AppBarLayout android layout width  match parent  android layout height  wrap content  android theme   style AppTheme AppBarOverlay  gt    lt android support v7 widget Toolbar android id    id toolbar  android layout width  match parent  android layout height   attr actionBarSize  android background   attr colorPrimary  app popupTheme   style AppTheme PopupOverlay    gt    lt  android support design widget AppBarLayout gt     Due to no action bar theme declared in styles xml  that is applied to the Main Activityin the AndroidManifest xml  there are no  exceptions  so you have to check it there    lt activity android name   MainActivity  android screenOrientation  portrait          android theme   style AppTheme NoActionBar  gt           lt intent-filter gt               lt action android name  android intent action MAIN    gt                lt category android name  android intent category LAUNCHER    gt           lt  intent-filter gt       lt  activity gt     The Toolbar is not an independent entity  it is always a child view in AppBarLayout that again is the child of CoordinatorLayout  The code for creating a menu is the standard code since day one  that is repeated again and again in all the answers  particularly the marked one  but nobody realized what is the difference    BOTH   Toolbar toolbar   findViewById R id toolbar   setSupportActionBar toolbar    AND   How to set menu to Toolbar in Android   WILL WORK   Happy Coding  -

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just override onCreateOptionsMenu like this in your MainPage java   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  menu       return true

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