Difference between revisions of "Teams Winter 2011/team1/Android/Add Options Menu"
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[[Image: A_menu3.png | 500px]]<br/> | [[Image: A_menu3.png | 500px]]<br/> | ||
4.5. In the <code>ContactList</code> class override the <code>onCreateOptionsMenu()</code> method: | 4.5. In the <code>ContactList</code> class override the <code>onCreateOptionsMenu()</code> method: | ||
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@Override | @Override | ||
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { | public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { | ||
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return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu); | return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu); | ||
} | } | ||
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4.6. Run the application and press the menu button. You should see newly added menu item:<br/> | 4.6. Run the application and press the menu button. You should see newly added menu item:<br/> | ||
[[Image: A_menu4.png | 450px]]<br/> | [[Image: A_menu4.png | 450px]]<br/> | ||
4.7. Repeat the same steps to add Delete Student, View Student and Send Email:<br/> | 4.7. Repeat the same steps to add Delete Student, View Student and Send Email:<br/> | ||
[[Image: A_menu5.png | 450px]] | [[Image: A_menu5.png | 450px]] | ||
| + | 4.8. Add functionality to the menu items. In <code>ContactList</code> class override the following methods: | ||
| + | <source lang="java"> | ||
| + | @Override | ||
| + | public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) { | ||
| + | |||
| + | switch (item.getItemId()) { | ||
| + | case R.id.item1: | ||
| + | //Add Student | ||
| + | break; | ||
| + | |||
| + | case R.id.item2: | ||
| + | //Delete Student | ||
| + | break; | ||
| + | |||
| + | case R.id.item3: | ||
| + | //View Student | ||
| + | break; | ||
| + | |||
| + | case R.id.item4: | ||
| + | //Send e-mail | ||
| + | break; | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item); | ||
| + | } | ||
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| + | @Override | ||
| + | public boolean onMenuItemSelected(int featureId, MenuItem item) { | ||
| + | |||
| + | return super.onMenuItemSelected(featureId, item); | ||
| + | |||
| + | } | ||
| + | </source> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:20, 28 March 2011
4. Add Options Menu
4.1. Add Android xml file to the project: Right Click Project -> New -> Other... -> Android XML File
4.2. Specify the file name menu.xml and select "Menu" as type of resource and click Finish
4.3. Go to the menu folder and double click the menu.xml file. Android Menu screen appears. Click Add...:
4.4. Select Item and click OK. On the Android Menu screen specify the menu option Title and save the application:
4.5. In the ContactList class override the onCreateOptionsMenu() method:
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu, menu);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}4.6. Run the application and press the menu button. You should see newly added menu item:
4.7. Repeat the same steps to add Delete Student, View Student and Send Email:
4.8. Add functionality to the menu items. In ContactList class override the following methods:
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.item1:
//Add Student
break;
case R.id.item2:
//Delete Student
break;
case R.id.item3:
//View Student
break;
case R.id.item4:
//Send e-mail
break;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
@Override
public boolean onMenuItemSelected(int featureId, MenuItem item) {
return super.onMenuItemSelected(featureId, item);
}