ActionBarCompat Basic Example

Download eclipse project here : ActionBarCompatBasic.zip

After importing or creating project you need to add support_v7 library.

Source Website : http://developer.android.com/index.html

Screen Shots:

strings.xml:

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

    <string name="app_name">ActionBarCompat Basic</string>
    <string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string>
    <string name="menu_refresh">Refresh</string>
    <string name="menu_location">Location</string>
    <string name="menu_settings">Settings</string>
    <string name="intro_message">
<![CDATA[
       
           
            This sample shows you how to use ActionBarCompat to create a basic Activity which
            displays action items. It covers inflating items from a menu resource, as well as adding
            an item in code. Items that are not shown as action items on the Action Bar are
            displayed in the action bar overflow.
           
       
        ]]>
    </string>

</resources>

Create ids.xml under values folder and include following code:

ids.xml:

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

<!--         Generate an id which can be used when the location menu item is added in MainActivity -->
    <item name="menu_location" type="id"/>

</resources>

 Styles.xml:

<resources>

    <!--
        Base application theme, dependent on API level. This theme is replaced
        by AppBaseTheme from res/values-vXX/styles.xml on newer devices.
    -->
    <style name="AppBaseTheme" parent="android:Theme.Light">
        <!--
            Theme customizations available in newer API levels can go in
            res/values-vXX/styles.xml, while customizations related to
            backward-compatibility can go here.
        -->
    </style>

    <!-- Application theme. -->
    <style name="AppTheme" parent="AppBaseTheme">
        <!-- All customizations that are NOT specific to a particular API-level can go here. -->
    </style>

</resources>
 

template-dimens.xml:

<resources>

    <!-- Define standard dimensions to comply with Holo-style grids and rhythm. -->

    <dimen name="margin_tiny">4dp</dimen>
    <dimen name="margin_small">8dp</dimen>
    <dimen name="margin_medium">16dp</dimen>
    <dimen name="margin_large">32dp</dimen>
    <dimen name="margin_huge">64dp</dimen>

    <!-- Semantic definitions -->

    <dimen name="horizontal_page_margin">@dimen/margin_medium</dimen>
    <dimen name="vertical_page_margin">@dimen/margin_medium</dimen>

</resources>

template-styles.xml:

<resources>

    <!-- Activity themes -->

    <style name="Theme.Base" parent="android:Theme.Light" />

    <style name="Theme.Sample" parent="Theme.Base" />

    <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.Sample" />
    <!-- Widget styling -->

    <style name="Widget" />

    <style name="Widget.SampleMessage">
        <item name="android:textAppearance">?android:textAppearanceMedium</item>
        <item name="android:lineSpacingMultiplier">1.1</item>
    </style>

    <style name="Widget.SampleMessageTile">
        <item name="android:background">@drawable/tile</item>
        <item name="android:shadowColor">#7F000000</item>
        <item name="android:shadowDy">-3.5</item>
        <item name="android:shadowRadius">2</item>
    </style>

</resources> 

Create menu folder under res folder and create main.xml under menu folder and include following code:

 main.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!--
    As we're using ActionBarCompat, any action item attributes come from ActionBarCompat's XML
    namespace instead of the android namespace. Here we've added a new support namespace added to
    the menu element allowing us to use the 'showAsAction' attribute in a backwards compatible way.
    Any other action item attributes used should be referenced from this namespace too
    (actionProviderClass, actionViewClass, actionLayout).
-->
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:support="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" >

    <!--
        Here we create an item, setting support:showAsAction to display the item as an action if
        there's room on the compatible Action Bar.
    -->
    <item
        android:id="@+id/menu_refresh"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_refresh"
        android:title="@string/menu_refresh"
        support:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>

    <!-- Location item is added in onCreateOptionsMenu() -->


    <!--
        Here we set the settings item to always be in the overflow menu, by setting
        support:showAsAction to never, so it is never displayed as an action item on the compatible
        Action Bar.
    -->
    <item
        android:id="@+id/menu_settings"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_settings"
        android:title="@string/menu_settings"
        support:showAsAction="never"/>

</menu>

layout folder files:

activity_main.xml:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <LinearLayout
        style="@style/Widget.SampleMessageTile"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical" >

        <TextView
            style="@style/Widget.SampleMessage"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/vertical_page_margin"
            android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/horizontal_page_margin"
            android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/horizontal_page_margin"
            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/vertical_page_margin"
            android:text="@string/intro_message" />
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

sample_main.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:padding="16dp"
    android:text="@string/intro_message" />

MainActivity.java:

package com.ram.actionbarcompatbasic;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;

/**
 * This sample shows you how to use ActionBarCompat to create a basic Activity
 * which displays action items. It covers inflating items from a menu resource,
 * as well as adding an item in code.
 *
 * This Activity extends from {@link ActionBarActivity}, which provides all of
 * the function necessary to display a compatible Action Bar on devices running
 * Android v2.1+.
 */
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity
{

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.sample_main);
    }

    // BEGIN_INCLUDE(create_menu)
    /**
     * Use this method to instantiate your menu, and add your items to it. You
     * should return true if you have added items to it and want the menu to be
     * displayed.
     */
    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu)
    {
        // Inflate our menu from the resources by using the menu inflater.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);

        // It is also possible add items here. Use a generated id from
        // resources (ids.xml) to ensure that all menu ids are distinct.
        MenuItem locationItem = menu
                .add(0, R.id.menu_location, 0, R.string.menu_location);
        locationItem.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_action_location);

        // Need to use MenuItemCompat methods to call any action item related
        // methods
        MenuItemCompat.setShowAsAction(locationItem, MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);

        return true;
    }

    // END_INCLUDE(create_menu)

    // BEGIN_INCLUDE(menu_item_selected)
    /**
     * This method is called when one of the menu items to selected. These items
     * can be on the Action Bar, the overflow menu, or the standard options
     * menu. You should return true if you handle the selection.
     */
    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item)
    {
        switch (item.getItemId())
        {
        case R.id.menu_refresh:
            // Here we might start a background refresh task
            return true;

        case R.id.menu_location:
            // Here we might call LocationManager.requestLocationUpdates()
            return true;

        case R.id.menu_settings:
            // Here we would open up our settings activity
            return true;
        }

        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
    // END_INCLUDE(menu_item_selected)
}