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      1 /*
      2  * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
      3  *
      4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
      5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
      6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
      7  *
      8  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
      9  *
     10  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
     11  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
     12  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
     13  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
     14  * limitations under the License.
     15  */
     16 package com.example.android.apis.app;
     17 
     18 import android.app.Activity;
     19 import android.os.Bundle;
     20 import android.view.Menu;
     21 import android.view.MenuItem;
     22 import android.view.Window;
     23 import android.widget.Toast;
     24 
     25 /**
     26  * This demonstrates the basics of the Action Bar and how it interoperates with the
     27  * standard options menu. This demo is for informative purposes only; see ActionBarUsage for
     28  * an example of using the Action Bar in a more idiomatic manner.
     29  */
     30 public class ActionBarMechanics extends Activity {
     31     @Override
     32     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
     33         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
     34 
     35         // The Action Bar is a window feature. The feature must be requested
     36         // before setting a content view. Normally this is set automatically
     37         // by your Activity's theme in your manifest. The provided system
     38         // theme Theme.WithActionBar enables this for you. Use it as you would
     39         // use Theme.NoTitleBar. You can add an Action Bar to your own themes
     40         // by adding the element <item name="android:windowActionBar">true</item>
     41         // to your style definition.
     42         getWindow().requestFeature(Window.FEATURE_ACTION_BAR);
     43     }
     44 
     45     @Override
     46     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
     47         // Menu items default to never show in the action bar. On most devices this means
     48         // they will show in the standard options menu panel when the menu button is pressed.
     49         // On xlarge-screen devices a "More" button will appear in the far right of the
     50         // Action Bar that will display remaining items in a cascading menu.
     51         menu.add("Normal item");
     52 
     53         MenuItem actionItem = menu.add("Action Button");
     54 
     55         // Items that show as actions should favor the "if room" setting, which will
     56         // prevent too many buttons from crowding the bar. Extra items will show in the
     57         // overflow area.
     58         actionItem.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
     59 
     60         // Items that show as actions are strongly encouraged to use an icon.
     61         // These icons are shown without a text description, and therefore should
     62         // be sufficiently descriptive on their own.
     63         actionItem.setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_share);
     64 
     65         return true;
     66     }
     67 
     68     @Override
     69     public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
     70         Toast.makeText(this, "Selected Item: " + item.getTitle(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
     71         return true;
     72     }
     73 }
     74