com.actionbarsherlock.view
Interface MenuItem

All Known Implementing Classes:

ActionMenuItem, MenuItemImpl, MenuItemWrapper

public interface MenuItem

Interface for direct access to a previously created menu item.

An Item is returned by calling one of the Menu.add(java.lang.CharSequence) methods.

For a feature set of specific menu types, see Menu.

Developer Guides

For information about creating menus, read the Menus developer guide.

Nested Class Summary

static interface	MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when a menu item marked with SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW is expanded or collapsed.
static interface	MenuItem.OnMenuItemClickListener Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when a menu item is clicked.

Field Summary

static int	SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS Always show this item as a button in an Action Bar.
static int	SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW This item's action view collapses to a normal menu item.
static int	SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM Show this item as a button in an Action Bar if the system decides there is room for it.
static int	SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER Never show this item as a button in an Action Bar.
static int	SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT When this item is in the action bar, always show it with a text label even if it also has an icon specified.

Method Summary

boolean	collapseActionView() Collapse the action view associated with this menu item.
boolean	expandActionView() Expand the action view associated with this menu item.
ActionProvider	getActionProvider() Gets the ActionProvider.
android.view.View	getActionView() Returns the currently set action view for this menu item.
char	getAlphabeticShortcut() Return the char for this menu item's alphabetic shortcut.
int	getGroupId() Return the group identifier that this menu item is part of.
android.graphics.drawable.Drawable	getIcon() Returns the icon for this item as a Drawable (getting it from resources if it hasn't been loaded before).
android.content.Intent	getIntent() Return the Intent associated with this item.
int	getItemId() Return the identifier for this menu item.
android.view.ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo	getMenuInfo() Gets the extra information linked to this menu item.
char	getNumericShortcut() Return the char for this menu item's numeric (12-key) shortcut.
int	getOrder() Return the category and order within the category of this item.
SubMenu	getSubMenu() Get the sub-menu to be invoked when this item is selected, if it has one.
CharSequence	getTitle() Retrieve the current title of the item.
CharSequence	getTitleCondensed() Retrieve the current condensed title of the item.
boolean	hasSubMenu() Check whether this item has an associated sub-menu.
boolean	isActionViewExpanded() Returns true if this menu item's action view has been expanded.
boolean	isCheckable() Return whether the item can currently display a check mark.
boolean	isChecked() Return whether the item is currently displaying a check mark.
boolean	isEnabled() Return the enabled state of the menu item.
boolean	isVisible() Return the visibility of the menu item.
MenuItem	setActionProvider(ActionProvider actionProvider) Sets the ActionProvider responsible for creating an action view if the item is placed on the action bar.
MenuItem	setActionView(int resId) Set an action view for this menu item.
MenuItem	setActionView(android.view.View view) Set an action view for this menu item.
MenuItem	setAlphabeticShortcut(char alphaChar) Change the alphabetic shortcut associated with this item.
MenuItem	setCheckable(boolean checkable) Control whether this item can display a check mark.
MenuItem	setChecked(boolean checked) Control whether this item is shown with a check mark.
MenuItem	setEnabled(boolean enabled) Sets whether the menu item is enabled.
MenuItem	setIcon(android.graphics.drawable.Drawable icon) Change the icon associated with this item.
MenuItem	setIcon(int iconRes) Change the icon associated with this item.
MenuItem	setIntent(android.content.Intent intent) Change the Intent associated with this item.
MenuItem	setNumericShortcut(char numericChar) Change the numeric shortcut associated with this item.
MenuItem	setOnActionExpandListener(MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener listener) Set an MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener on this menu item to be notified when the associated action view is expanded or collapsed.
MenuItem	setOnMenuItemClickListener(MenuItem.OnMenuItemClickListener menuItemClickListener) Set a custom listener for invocation of this menu item.
MenuItem	setShortcut(char numericChar, char alphaChar) Change both the numeric and alphabetic shortcut associated with this item.
void	setShowAsAction(int actionEnum) Sets how this item should display in the presence of an Action Bar.
MenuItem	setShowAsActionFlags(int actionEnum) Sets how this item should display in the presence of an Action Bar.
MenuItem	setTitle(CharSequence title) Change the title associated with this item.
MenuItem	setTitle(int title) Change the title associated with this item.
MenuItem	setTitleCondensed(CharSequence title) Change the condensed title associated with this item.
MenuItem	setVisible(boolean visible) Sets the visibility of the menu item.

Field Detail

SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER

static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER

Never show this item as a button in an Action Bar.

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Constant Field Values

SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM

static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM

Show this item as a button in an Action Bar if the system decides there is room for it.

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Constant Field Values

SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS

static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS

Always show this item as a button in an Action Bar. Use sparingly! If too many items are set to always show in the Action Bar it can crowd the Action Bar and degrade the user experience on devices with smaller screens. A good rule of thumb is to have no more than 2 items set to always show at a time.

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Constant Field Values

SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT

static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT

When this item is in the action bar, always show it with a text label even if it also has an icon specified.

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Constant Field Values

SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW

static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW

This item's action view collapses to a normal menu item. When expanded, the action view temporarily takes over a larger segment of its container.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getItemId

int getItemId()

Return the identifier for this menu item. The identifier can not be changed after the menu is created.

Returns:

The menu item's identifier.

getGroupId

int getGroupId()

Return the group identifier that this menu item is part of. The group identifier can not be changed after the menu is created.

Returns:

The menu item's group identifier.

getOrder

int getOrder()

Return the category and order within the category of this item. This item will be shown before all items (within its category) that have order greater than this value.

An order integer contains the item's category (the upper bits of the integer; set by or/add the category with the order within the category) and the ordering of the item within that category (the lower bits). Example categories are Menu.CATEGORY_SYSTEM, Menu.CATEGORY_SECONDARY, Menu.CATEGORY_ALTERNATIVE, Menu.CATEGORY_CONTAINER. See Menu for a full list.

Returns:

The order of this item.

setTitle

MenuItem setTitle(CharSequence title)

Change the title associated with this item.

Parameters:

title - The new text to be displayed.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

setTitle

MenuItem setTitle(int title)

Change the title associated with this item.

Some menu types do not sufficient space to show the full title, and instead a condensed title is preferred. See Menu for more information.

Parameters:

title - The resource id of the new text to be displayed.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

See Also:

setTitleCondensed(CharSequence)

getTitle

CharSequence getTitle()

Retrieve the current title of the item.

Returns:

The title.

setTitleCondensed

MenuItem setTitleCondensed(CharSequence title)

Change the condensed title associated with this item. The condensed title is used in situations where the normal title may be too long to be displayed.

Parameters:

title - The new text to be displayed as the condensed title.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

getTitleCondensed

CharSequence getTitleCondensed()

Retrieve the current condensed title of the item. If a condensed title was never set, it will return the normal title.

Returns:

The condensed title, if it exists. Otherwise the normal title.

setIcon

MenuItem setIcon(android.graphics.drawable.Drawable icon)

Change the icon associated with this item. This icon will not always be shown, so the title should be sufficient in describing this item. See Menu for the menu types that support icons.

Parameters:

icon - The new icon (as a Drawable) to be displayed.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

setIcon

MenuItem setIcon(int iconRes)

Change the icon associated with this item. This icon will not always be shown, so the title should be sufficient in describing this item. See Menu for the menu types that support icons.

This method will set the resource ID of the icon which will be used to lazily get the Drawable when this item is being shown.

Parameters:

iconRes - The new icon (as a resource ID) to be displayed.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

getIcon

android.graphics.drawable.Drawable getIcon()

Returns the icon for this item as a Drawable (getting it from resources if it hasn't been loaded before).

Returns:

The icon as a Drawable.

setIntent

MenuItem setIntent(android.content.Intent intent)

Change the Intent associated with this item. By default there is no Intent associated with a menu item. If you set one, and nothing else handles the item, then the default behavior will be to call Context.startActivity(android.content.Intent) with the given Intent.

Note that setIntent() can not be used with the versions of Menu.add(java.lang.CharSequence) that take a Runnable, because Runnable.run() does not return a value so there is no way to tell if it handled the item. In this case it is assumed that the Runnable always handles the item, and the intent will never be started.

Parameters:

intent - The Intent to associated with the item. This Intent object is not copied, so be careful not to modify it later.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

See Also:

getIntent()

getIntent

android.content.Intent getIntent()

Return the Intent associated with this item. This returns a reference to the Intent which you can change as desired to modify what the Item is holding.

Returns:

Returns the last value supplied to setIntent(android.content.Intent), or null.

See Also:

setIntent(android.content.Intent)

setShortcut

MenuItem setShortcut(char numericChar,
                     char alphaChar)

Change both the numeric and alphabetic shortcut associated with this item. Note that the shortcut will be triggered when the key that generates the given character is pressed alone or along with with the alt key. Also note that case is not significant and that alphabetic shortcut characters will be displayed in lower case.

See Menu for the menu types that support shortcuts.

Parameters:

numericChar - The numeric shortcut key. This is the shortcut when using a numeric (e.g., 12-key) keyboard.

alphaChar - The alphabetic shortcut key. This is the shortcut when using a keyboard with alphabetic keys.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

setNumericShortcut

MenuItem setNumericShortcut(char numericChar)

Change the numeric shortcut associated with this item.

See Menu for the menu types that support shortcuts.

Parameters:

numericChar - The numeric shortcut key. This is the shortcut when using a 12-key (numeric) keyboard.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

getNumericShortcut

char getNumericShortcut()

Return the char for this menu item's numeric (12-key) shortcut.

Returns:

Numeric character to use as a shortcut.

setAlphabeticShortcut

MenuItem setAlphabeticShortcut(char alphaChar)

Change the alphabetic shortcut associated with this item. The shortcut will be triggered when the key that generates the given character is pressed alone or along with with the alt key. Case is not significant and shortcut characters will be displayed in lower case. Note that menu items with the characters '\b' or '\n' as shortcuts will get triggered by the Delete key or Carriage Return key, respectively.

See Menu for the menu types that support shortcuts.

Parameters:

alphaChar - The alphabetic shortcut key. This is the shortcut when using a keyboard with alphabetic keys.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

getAlphabeticShortcut

char getAlphabeticShortcut()

Return the char for this menu item's alphabetic shortcut.

Returns:

Alphabetic character to use as a shortcut.

setCheckable

MenuItem setCheckable(boolean checkable)

Control whether this item can display a check mark. Setting this does not actually display a check mark (see setChecked(boolean) for that); rather, it ensures there is room in the item in which to display a check mark.

See Menu for the menu types that support check marks.

Parameters:

checkable - Set to true to allow a check mark, false to disallow. The default is false.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

See Also:

setChecked(boolean), isCheckable(), Menu.setGroupCheckable(int, boolean, boolean)

isCheckable

boolean isCheckable()

Return whether the item can currently display a check mark.

Returns:

If a check mark can be displayed, returns true.

See Also:

setCheckable(boolean)

setChecked

MenuItem setChecked(boolean checked)

Control whether this item is shown with a check mark. Note that you must first have enabled checking with setCheckable(boolean) or else the check mark will not appear. If this item is a member of a group that contains mutually-exclusive items (set via Menu.setGroupCheckable(int, boolean, boolean), the other items in the group will be unchecked.

See Menu for the menu types that support check marks.

Parameters:

checked - Set to true to display a check mark, false to hide it. The default value is false.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

See Also:

setCheckable(boolean), isChecked(), Menu.setGroupCheckable(int, boolean, boolean)

isChecked

boolean isChecked()

Return whether the item is currently displaying a check mark.

Returns:

If a check mark is displayed, returns true.

See Also:

setChecked(boolean)

setVisible

MenuItem setVisible(boolean visible)

Sets the visibility of the menu item. Even if a menu item is not visible, it may still be invoked via its shortcut (to completely disable an item, set it to invisible and disabled).

Parameters:

visible - If true then the item will be visible; if false it is hidden.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

isVisible

boolean isVisible()

Return the visibility of the menu item.

Returns:

If true the item is visible; else it is hidden.

setEnabled

MenuItem setEnabled(boolean enabled)

Sets whether the menu item is enabled. Disabling a menu item will not allow it to be invoked via its shortcut. The menu item will still be visible.

Parameters:

enabled - If true then the item will be invokable; if false it is won't be invokable.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

isEnabled

boolean isEnabled()

Return the enabled state of the menu item.

Returns:

If true the item is enabled and hence invokable; else it is not.

hasSubMenu

boolean hasSubMenu()

Check whether this item has an associated sub-menu. I.e. it is a sub-menu of another menu.

Returns:

If true this item has a menu; else it is a normal item.

getSubMenu

SubMenu getSubMenu()

Get the sub-menu to be invoked when this item is selected, if it has one. See hasSubMenu().

Returns:

The associated menu if there is one, else null

setOnMenuItemClickListener

MenuItem setOnMenuItemClickListener(MenuItem.OnMenuItemClickListener menuItemClickListener)

Set a custom listener for invocation of this menu item. In most situations, it is more efficient and easier to use Activity#onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem) or Activity#onContextItemSelected(MenuItem).

Parameters:

menuItemClickListener - The object to receive invokations.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

See Also:

Activity#onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem), Activity#onContextItemSelected(MenuItem)

getMenuInfo

android.view.ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo getMenuInfo()

Gets the extra information linked to this menu item. This extra information is set by the View that added this menu item to the menu.

Returns:

The extra information linked to the View that added this menu item to the menu. This can be null.

See Also:

OnCreateContextMenuListener

setShowAsAction

void setShowAsAction(int actionEnum)

Sets how this item should display in the presence of an Action Bar. The parameter actionEnum is a flag set. One of SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS, SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM, or SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER should be used, and you may optionally OR the value with SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT. SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT requests that when the item is shown as an action, it should be shown with a text label.

Parameters:

actionEnum - How the item should display. One of SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS, SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM, or SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER. SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER is the default.

See Also:

ActionBar, setActionView(View)

setShowAsActionFlags

MenuItem setShowAsActionFlags(int actionEnum)

Sets how this item should display in the presence of an Action Bar. The parameter actionEnum is a flag set. One of SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS, SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM, or SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER should be used, and you may optionally OR the value with SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT. SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT requests that when the item is shown as an action, it should be shown with a text label.

Note: This method differs from setShowAsAction(int) only in that it returns the current MenuItem instance for call chaining.

Parameters:

actionEnum - How the item should display. One of SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS, SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM, or SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER. SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER is the default.

Returns:

This MenuItem instance for call chaining.

See Also:

ActionBar, setActionView(View)

setActionView

MenuItem setActionView(android.view.View view)

Set an action view for this menu item. An action view will be displayed in place of an automatically generated menu item element in the UI when this item is shown as an action within a parent.

Note: Setting an action view overrides the action provider set via setActionProvider(ActionProvider).

Parameters:

view - View to use for presenting this item to the user.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

See Also:

setShowAsAction(int)

setActionView

MenuItem setActionView(int resId)

Set an action view for this menu item. An action view will be displayed in place of an automatically generated menu item element in the UI when this item is shown as an action within a parent.

Note: Setting an action view overrides the action provider set via setActionProvider(ActionProvider).

Parameters:

resId - Layout resource to use for presenting this item to the user.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

See Also:

setShowAsAction(int)

getActionView

android.view.View getActionView()

Returns the currently set action view for this menu item.

Returns:

This item's action view

See Also:

setActionView(View), setShowAsAction(int)

setActionProvider

MenuItem setActionProvider(ActionProvider actionProvider)

Sets the ActionProvider responsible for creating an action view if the item is placed on the action bar. The provider also provides a default action invoked if the item is placed in the overflow menu.

Note: Setting an action provider overrides the action view set via setActionView(int) or setActionView(View).

Parameters:

actionProvider - The action provider.

Returns:

This Item so additional setters can be called.

See Also:

ActionProvider

getActionProvider

ActionProvider getActionProvider()

Gets the ActionProvider.

Returns:

The action provider.

See Also:

ActionProvider, setActionProvider(ActionProvider)

expandActionView

boolean expandActionView()

Expand the action view associated with this menu item. The menu item must have an action view set, as well as the showAsAction flag SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW. If a listener has been set using setOnActionExpandListener(OnActionExpandListener) it will have its MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener.onMenuItemActionExpand(MenuItem) method invoked. The listener may return false from this method to prevent expanding the action view.

Returns:

true if the action view was expanded, false otherwise.

collapseActionView

boolean collapseActionView()

Collapse the action view associated with this menu item. The menu item must have an action view set, as well as the showAsAction flag SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW. If a listener has been set using setOnActionExpandListener(OnActionExpandListener) it will have its MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener.onMenuItemActionCollapse(MenuItem) method invoked. The listener may return false from this method to prevent collapsing the action view.

Returns:

true if the action view was collapsed, false otherwise.

isActionViewExpanded

boolean isActionViewExpanded()

Returns true if this menu item's action view has been expanded.

Returns:

true if the item's action view is expanded, false otherwise.

See Also:

expandActionView(), collapseActionView(), SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW, MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener

setOnActionExpandListener

MenuItem setOnActionExpandListener(MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener listener)

Set an MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener on this menu item to be notified when the associated action view is expanded or collapsed. The menu item must be configured to expand or collapse its action view using the flag SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW.

Parameters:

listener - Listener that will respond to expand/collapse events

Returns:

This menu item instance for call chaining