How can I create an android menu item using android setting icon

Question

Can you please tell me how can I create an android menu item using android setting icon?

Dolliedolloff

What is "android setting icon"? – Boraginaceous

I'm sure he is referring to gear icons like these – Carder

Answer 1

Here is a list of the standard icons. I don't see a "settings" icon. Perhaps you mean "Preferences" (ic_menu_preferences)?

You can set the icon programmatically like this:

menu.add(0, MENU_QUIT, 0, "Quit").setIcon(R.drawable.menu_quit_icon);

You can also set it in your xml layout like this:

<item android:id="@+id/save_button"
      android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_save"
      android:title="Save Image"/>

• Creating Menus in Android

Sherbrooke

+1 thanks, I was looking for how to reference the drawable from xml. – Arcograph

The code xml, not work correctly in Material Design (2015) and java, the line is created of other form "getMenuInflater(),.." – Grits

Must be missing something. Not material design, did the above, and I see no settings icon. Shows up in Android studio in the code, but not on the screen! – Donetta

For me referring to a private icon works without android prefix e.g. android:icon="@drawable/abc_ic_menu_share_mtrl_alpha". It worked even when I had not copied the image in my project. I'm wondering how it is possible to refer images of Android SDK without android prefix which you've mentioned in your post. – Carder

Answer 2

You can see all the icons in the android SDK forder:

_your_install_path_\android-sdk\platforms\android-10\data\res\drawable-hdpi\

and then get a reference to them with:

android.R.drawable.ic_menu_preferences

just like it was your drawable.

Martelli

Worth mentioning: some of them aren't public, thus unusable. – Partnership

Answer 3

Add a new Vector Asset.

1. File -> New -> Vector Asset.

2. Click on the icon to change it.

3. Select the icon you want (e.g. search for "setting").

4. Adjust other settings.

5. Use that new Vector Asset in your xml.

   android:logo="@drawable/ic_settings_white_24dp"
   

6. Party!

Luminal

Answer 4

If you want to handle the event, just try this on your activity

@Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        switch (item.getItemId()) {
            // action with ID action_refresh was selected
            case android.R.drawable.ic_popup_sync:
                Toast.makeText(this, "ic_popup_sync selected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
                        .show();
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }

        return true;
    }

And in your menu folder use something like this:

<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="com.example.test.app.MainActivity"
    >

    <item android:id="@+id/action_settings1"
        android:icon="@drawable/abc_ic_search"
        android:title="Find Location"
        android:orderInCategory="100"
        app:showAsAction="ifRoom" />

    <item android:id="@+id/save_button"
        android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_save"
        android:title="Save Image"/>

    <item android:id="@+id/refresh"
        android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_popup_sync"
        android:title="Refresh"/>


</menu>

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