Android Tutorials: Creating menu in Android

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Package Name : selva.menu

Project Name : Menu

Version : 1.5 (Supports 1.5 and above versions)

main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/hello" />

</LinearLayout>

MenuActivity.java

package selva.menu;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MenuActivity extends Activity
{

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
       setContentView(R.layout.main);

    }


    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
    CreateMenu(menu);
    return true;
    }
    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item)
    {
    return MenuChoice(item);
    }

    private void CreateMenu(Menu menu)
    {
           MenuItem mnu1 = menu.add(0, 0, 0, "Item 1");
           {
                   mnu1.setAlphabeticShortcut('a');
                   mnu1.setIcon(R.drawable.image1);
           }
           MenuItem mnu2 = menu.add(0, 1, 1, "Item 2");
           {
                   mnu2.setAlphabeticShortcut('b');
                   mnu2.setIcon(R.drawable.image2);
           }
           MenuItem mnu3 = menu.add(0, 2, 2, "Item 3");
           {
                   mnu3.setAlphabeticShortcut('c');
                   mnu3.setIcon(R.drawable.image3);
           }
           MenuItem mnu4 = menu.add(0, 3, 3, "Item 4");
           {
                   mnu4.setAlphabeticShortcut('d');
           }
           menu.add(0, 4,4, "Item 5");
           menu.add(0, 5,5, "Item 6");
           menu.add(0, 6,6, "Item 7");
    }
    private boolean MenuChoice(MenuItem item)
    {
           switch (item.getItemId())
           {
           case 0:
               Toast.makeText(this, "You clicked on Item 1",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
               return true;
           case 1:
               Toast.makeText(this, "You clicked on Item 2",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
               return true;
           case 2:
               Toast.makeText(this, "You clicked on Item 3",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
               return true;
           case 3:
               Toast.makeText(this, "You clicked on Item 4",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
               return true;
           case 4:
               Toast.makeText(this, "You clicked on Item 5",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
               return true;
           case 5:
               Toast.makeText(this, "You clicked on Item 6",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
               return true;

           case 6:
               Toast.makeText(this, "You clicked on Item 7",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
               return true;
           }
           return false;
    }

}