Android Option Menu

OptionMenu is a menu which is shown when you press "Menu" button.

To display OptionMenu in Android Activity.

1. override onCreateOptionMenu()
2. override onOptionsItemSelected()
3. override onPrepareOptionsMenu() (Optional)

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onCreateOptionsMenu

    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
        inflater.inflate(R.menu.mainactivitymenu, menu);
        return true;
    }

onPrepareOptionsMenu To Enable/Disable a menu item.

        @Override
        public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {

                MenuItem mi;

                mi = menu.findItem(R.id.menuSearchLyrics);
                if (mi != null)
                        mi.setEnabled(lastRefreshed != null);
                }
                
                return true;
        }
}

onOptionsItemSelected To handle the event user touches the menu

        @Override
        public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
                Intent intent = null;
                // Handle item selection
                switch (item.getItemId()) {
                case R.id.menuQuit:
                        finish();
                        return true;
                        
                        :
                        :