Menu in Fragments not showing

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I got pretty helpful hints to my last questions, I hope it won't be different this time :) First, let me explain the situation. I have an activity with 2 fragments. For each fragment I have a xml menu layout, the first has four menu entries, the second one has only one. Now at first the fragment with the four menu entries is loaded. In its onCreate method I set

this.setHasOptionsMenu(true);

the onCreateOptionsMenu method

@Override public void onCreateOptionsMenu (Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) { super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater); inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_fragshow, menu); }

The xml file looks like this :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <item android:id="@+id/menu_refresh" android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_search" android:title="Refresh" android:visible="true" android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText" /> <item android:id="@+id/menu_clearall" android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_search" android:title="Clear" android:visible="true" android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText" /> <item android:id="@+id/menu_addcontent" android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_search" android:title="Add Content" android:visible="true" android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText" /> <item android:id="@+id/menu_newlist" android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_search" android:title="New List" android:visible="true" android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText" /> </menu>

This works fine. All menu items are there, I can click them and respond. Now when I click on the "Add Content" menu, the other fragment is loaded. There I as well set

this.setHasOptionsMenu(true);

the onCreateOptionsMenu method

@Override public void onCreateOptionsMenu (Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) { Log.i("FragCreateList","onCreateOptionsMenu called"); super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater); inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_fragcreatelist, menu); }

The xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <item android:id="@+id/menu_editdone" android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_search" android:title="Edit Done" android:visible="true" android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText" /> </menu>

But in the new fragment I can't see any menu items. Neither in the action bar, nor when I press the hardware menu button. In the former fragment, two menu items were in the actionbar, the remaining two appeared when the hardware button was pressed. But here nothing is shown. I get the logcat message that the onCreateOptionsMenu method got called, but nothing happens. (I even get a call to my (empty) onPrepareOptionsMenu method, which should be called right before the menu is shown, still nothing) Any clue what could be wrong? Calling invalidateOptionsMenu doesn't do a thing. Besides, I don't know for sure which one to call, as there is a getActivity().invalidateOptionsMenu and a getFragmentManager().invalidateOptionsMenu... Thanks in advance.

Edit :

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="15" />

From the answers, it seems like this can be caused by a lot of things. I had this issue because I was using a FragmentActivity instead of an AppCompatActivity, and it worked as soon as I changed that — TallChuck
– TallChuck, Commented Dec 4, 2017 at 19:41

Amir Alagic · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-02 10:50:01Z

I added setHasOptionsMenu(true) in onCreateView and it works fine

@Override public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) { setHasOptionsMenu(true); return inflater.inflate(R.layout.my_example_fragment, container, false); }

Abhinaw Sharma · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-20 20:40:38Z

Use menu.clear() before inflating menus.

@Override public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) { super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater); menu.clear(); inflater.inflate(R.menu.mnulayout, menu); }

cubo1123 · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-10 02:03:43Z

first of all your fragment has to have in the onCreate

 setHasOptionsMenu(true);

and then you has to check that your activity DONT have the NoActionBar like theme its a little of tricky but if your activity has that theme doesn't matter where you call the setHasOptionsMenu(true) you fragment wont paint her

aglour · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-08 11:23:20Z

I had the same problem. I fixed it by using the showAsAction in the item applied to myApp context:

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:myapp="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"> <item android:id="@+id/action_refresh" android:icon="@drawable/ic_refresh" android:title="refresh" android:visible="true" myapp:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText"/> </menu>

Sorry it is too late for you, but it may be useful for other people.

Note: Using android:showAsAction seems to have no effect when using the support Fragment, so setting up the second namespace with res-auto is critical. Thanks for the help.

Shruti · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-21 08:08:15Z

This actually works for me and could be your solution as well.

@Override public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState); setHasOptionsMenu(true); }

Orgazm pionerki · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-15 08:13:17Z

This happens because your device have hardware menu button. Therefore value of the variable "sHasPermanentMenuKey" is true in ViewConfiguration hasPermanentMenuKey(). You have to put the value of this variable false using reflection. Example:

// this method force showing menu button in device with hardware menu button private void showOverflowMenu(FragmentActivity activity) { try { ViewConfiguration config = ViewConfiguration.get(activity); Field menuKeyField = ViewConfiguration.class.getDeclaredField("sHasPermanentMenuKey"); if (menuKeyField != null) { menuKeyField.setAccessible(true); menuKeyField.setBoolean(config, false); } } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } }

NOTE: use this method in onCreate() of activity not in method onCreate() of fragment.

riyaz-ali · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-17 07:03:59Z

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Make sure you set setSupportActionBar(youtoolbar) if you use a Toolbar in your activity.

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:02:57Z

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When registering for options/context menus in fragments, you generally need to wait until the onActivityCreated() call to ensure that there is an activity to tie the menu to. Try the fix suggested here and see if it helps:

Context menu from a ListFragment

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El Duderino Over a year ago

Hey jsmith, this is about contextual menus, I am talking about the actionbar menu items or hardware button menu items respectively.

jsmith Over a year ago

Yes, I understood that. In reading the issue, it seemed to imply that you call setHasOptionsMenu(true) in the fragments onCreate. I'm suggesting you move it to the onActivityCreated() method for both fragments. This applies to options menus and context menus.

Ekenne Chilex · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-17 14:45:50Z

For a fragment class in order for you to see your menu add sethasoptionsmenu(true) in either onCreateView() method or onCreateAcivity() method. But I added mine to onCreateView() method. Hope it helps someone

Vasil Li · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-02 08:02:27Z

An Options Menu may be hidden, but work. You can check this by long pressing the hardware button "Recent Apps".

In addition to the mentioned reasons for the hidden menu, there may be a theme without an action bar specified in the AndroidManifest.xml

 <application ... android:theme="@style/Theme.Design.NoActionBar" ... </application>

vinay shetty · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-03 09:49:03Z

This Code explains the Solution for showing the Fragment OnOptionItem Selection Items. and OnClicklistner of the Items in the optionMenu

If application is using Custom Toolbar for each individual Fragment.

FragmentTest.java

public class FragmentTest extends BaseFragmentHelper { public static final String TAG = FragmentRegistration.class.getSimpleName(); View testFragmetnView; Toolbar toolbarRegistration; @Override public void onAttachFragment(@NonNull Fragment childFragment) { super.onAttachFragment(childFragment); } @Override public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); } @Nullable @Override public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) { testFragmetnView= inflater.inflate(R.layout.test_layout, container, false); //Intialize Toolbar toolbarRegistration=(Toolbar) registrationFragmentView.findViewById(R.id.toolbarRegistration_id); //inflate Menu layout toolbarRegistration.inflateMenu(R.menu.menu_test); //onOption Menu OnClicklistner toolbarRegistration.setOnMenuItemClickListener(new Toolbar.OnMenuItemClickListener() { @Override public boolean onMenuItemClick(MenuItem item) { switch (item.getItemId()){ case R.id.test1:{ Toast.makeText(getActivity(),"Test 1",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); break; } case R.id.test2:{ Toast.makeText(getActivity(),"Test 2",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); break; } } return false; } }); return testFragmetnView; } @Override public void onActivityCreated(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState); setHasOptionsMenu(true); } @Override public void onStart() { super.onStart(); } @Override public void onResume() { super.onResume(); } @Override public void onDetach() { super.onDetach(); } @Override public void onDestroy() { super.onDestroy(); } @Override public void onDestroyView() { super.onDestroyView(); } @Override public String toString() { return FragmentTest.class.getSimpleName(); } }

test_layout.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"> <androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar android:id="@+id/toolbarRegistration_id" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize" app:contentInsetLeft="0dp" android:background="@color/purple_700" app:contentInsetStart="0dp"> <RelativeLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"> <ImageView android:id="@+id/imageView_toolbar_cancel_id" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:src="@drawable/cancel_icon" android:layout_centerVertical="true" android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"> </ImageView> <TextView android:id="@+id/toolbar_textViewheader_id" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_centerVertical="true" android:layout_marginLeft="50dp" android:textColor="@color/white" android:textStyle="bold" android:text="Registration" android:textSize="20dp"> </TextView> </RelativeLayout> </androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar> </RelativeLayout>

menu_test

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"> <item android:id="@+id/test1" android:title="Test 1" android:visible="true" /> <item android:id="@+id/test2" android:title="Test 2" android:visible="true" /> </menu>

Mudit Goel · Accepted Answer · 2024-09-18 12:31:30Z

In order to display the overflow menu in fragments add the following code for custom toolbar in "onViewCreated" method :

(activity as AppCompatActivity?)?.setSupportActionBar(binding.customToolbar.toolBar as Toolbar?)

Dimanoid · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-23 11:27:27Z

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Try to change onCreateOptionsMenu to onPrepareOptionsMenu in fragments, i had the same problem and as far as i remember this solved it for me...

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El Duderino Over a year ago

Changed it to @Override public void onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { Log.i("FragCreateList","onPrepareOptionsMenu called"); MenuInflater inflater=new MenuInflater(getActivity()); inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_fragcreatelist, menu); } but still nothing... nothing is showing.

Dimanoid Over a year ago

Strange, I have activity with two fragments, classic schema, activity itself have a menu and each fragment have its own menu. I have onCreateOptionsMenu in activity and onPrepareOptionsMenu in fragments. And I have all three menus showed combined...

El Duderino Over a year ago

Maybe we misunderstood, I don't want all my menus combined, I want those two separate menus shown in two separate fragments, but only one fragment shows a menu. I first had onCreateOptions in my Activity too, but moved all to fragments, as I thought it makes more sense. I just solved my problem with a different design approach, still I'd like to know why it doesn't work :) Thanks for the effort.

ockley · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-04 21:52:05Z

Your activity needs to extend ActionBarActivity. You may have one that only extends Activity.strong text

Mudit Goel · Accepted Answer · 2022-08-22 14:51:02Z

If you are using custom Toolbar and cannot see the menu, then try following method :

private fun configureOverflowMenu(toolbar: Toolbar) { toolbar.inflateMenu(R.menu.menu_share) toolbar.setOnMenuItemClickListener { when (it.itemId) { R.id.menuShare -> { //Do something true } else -> false } } }

and call this method as follows:

override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) { super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState) configureOverflowMenu(customToolbar as Toolbar) }

Carsten · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-23 19:21:57Z

A very late addition as none of the suggestions above solved my problem. My device (2.3.5) had such a bad timing problem with the options menu that I had to go a different route and create the menu in the onprepare part using the inflater from the activity:

@Override public void onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 11) { menu.clear(); getActivity().getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.message_thread, menu); }

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