Option Menu Using Kotlin in Android Studio | Android Tutorials
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Hello Friends in this video we well lean how to create option menu using kotlin in android studio
In this article, we will learn how to create an options menu in the Android app using Kotlin
Step 1: Create a New Project
Step 2: Implement Option Menu
Step 3: Create vector assets for icons of items in menu options
Step 4: Refer to this code for the menu.xml file.
We don't need to change anything in the activity_main
What is option menu in Android Studio?
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The options menu is the primary collection of menu items for an activity. It's where you should place actions that have a global impact on the app, such as "Search," "Compose email," and "Settings." See the section about Creating an Options Menu.
Advantages of Menus
However, menus are probably still the easiet and most popular and advantageous. This is because of the following:
They are easy to use for users with respect to navigation.
Menus can confine more menu items in a small space compared to other navigation utilities like the navigationview, tabs and bottom bar.
Menus are typically easy to customize as we represent them via XML in many cases.
It’s relatively easier to apply animations to menu items than other navigation components.
Load Android Options Menu from an Activity
To specify the options menu for an activity, we need to override onCreateOptionsMenu() method and load the defined menu resource using MenuInflater.inflate() like as shown below.
Step 1: Open an Activity Class.
Step 2: Create a Resources Folder.
Step 3: Create a Menu XML File.
Step 4: Add Items to Your Menu.
Step 5: Create Icons for Your Menu Items.
Step 6: Inflate Your Menu Resource.
Android Option Menus are the primary menus of android. They can be used for settings, search, delete item etc. When and how this item should appear as an action item in the app bar is decided by the Show Action attribute. The values that can be given for the showAsAction attribute:
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