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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Sending Messages Adding a Send Button

jack hamilton
jack hamilton
5,609 Points
Posted by jack hamilton
jack hamilton
5,609 Points

Finally, we always want this Like button to show, so add the attribute and value that does this in the ActionBar.

I swear I must be crazy, this is the code I am using to make sure the Like button is showing.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <!-- Add code in here! -->
    <item android:id="@+id/action_like"
          android:icon="@drawable/icon_thumbs_up"
          android:title="@string/like_label"
          android:visible="true" />
</menu>

I also tried app:showAsAction="always"

but that didn't work either.

layout.xml 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <!-- Add code in here! -->
    <item android:id="@+id/action_like"
          android:icon="@drawable/icon_thumbs_up"
          android:title="@string/like_label"
          app:showAsAction="always"
          android:visible="true" />
</menu>
Andre Du Plessis
Andre Du Plessis
4,874 Points
Andre Du Plessis
Andre Du Plessis
4,874 Points

Weird had the same thing, and everywhere in the code it is referred to as app:showAsAction ... but the acceptable answer is android:showAsAction as stated below.

1 Answer

Jesse Gravenor
Jesse Gravenor
27,272 Points
Jesse Gravenor
Jesse Gravenor
27,272 Points

Jack,

It is: android:showAsAction="always" not: app:showAsAction="always"