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Android Build a Blog Reader Android App Using Intents to Display and Share Posts Easy Sharing with Intents

Posted by Ire Adewolu
Ire Adewolu
3,898 Points

Can't get share icon to show in Action BAr

Hi,

I cannot get the share icon to show up in the menu. Below is the piece of code in which I call the menu:

@Override

public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_blog_web_view, menu); return true; } And here is the code in the XML file of the menu:

<item android:id="@+id/action_share" android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_share" android:showAsAction="always" android:title="@string/action_share"> </item>

3 Answers

Hiroki Hokari
Hiroki Hokari
5,308 Points
Hiroki Hokari
Hiroki Hokari
5,308 Points

Please make sure you have all the code I want to show here included.

Hiroki Hokari
Hiroki Hokari
5,308 Points
Hiroki Hokari
Hiroki Hokari
5,308 Points

I mean, YOU want to show here

Ire Adewolu
Ire Adewolu
3,898 Points
Ire Adewolu
Ire Adewolu
3,898 Points

For the menu layout: ''' <p>This is Java!</p> <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >

<item
    android:id="@+id/action_share"
    android:orderInCategory="100"
    android:showAsAction="always"
    android:title="@string/action_share"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_share"/>

</menu> ''' In the Java fille;

''' @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {

    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_blog_web_view, menu);
    return true;
}

'''

Thanks