Cannot resolve method setHasOptionsMenu in android Activity

Question

I try to used setHasOptionsMenu(true); in my activity but i get an error. "cannot resolve method setHasOptionsMenu".

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setHasOptionsMenu(true);
}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.job_status_option_menu, menu);
    return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}

Lantern

Please show a complete example. In particular, you are missing the class which contains the methods you have shown. – Tallyman

Answer 1

Try to remove setHasOptionMenu(true) from your onCreate() method, and change the onCreateOptionsMenu in this way:

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

Submergible

Answer 2

You should place this method call inside the oncreateview of fragment if you use fragments inside activity. Or else you don't have to use this invocation inside activity.

Michaelmas

i am not using fragment, i am using activity – Lantern

Then why are you invoking this method? – Michaelmas

@JihinRaju Activity does not have a method as setHasOptionsMenu(), this method belongs to Fragment class. You don't have to call that method. onCreateOptionsMenu is enough for Activities. – Perlman

@AlvinVarghese I have try at onCreateView but still unresolved – Nomi