Andy, I'm not sure if you ever found an answer to your question but, the solution (IMHO) needs to be posted because it isn't elaborated on in the Dev documentation or on the Developers site (anywhere I could find). If you write up your menus using XML, you can access the item ids using R.id like this....
XML File <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";> <item android:id="@+id/new_client" android:title="New Client" /> <item android:id="@+id/add_income" android:title="Add Income" /> <item android:id="@+id/add_expense" android:title="Add Expense" /> <item android:id="@+id/add_mileage" android:title="Add Mileage" /> </menu> Functions // Called when the menu button is pressed public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu){ MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater(); inflater.inflate(R.menu.options_menu, menu); return true; } // Handles when menu options are selected public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item){ switch(item.getItemId()){ case R.id.new_client: addClient(); return true; case R.id.add_income: addIncome(); return true; case R.id.add_expense: addExpense(); return true; case R.id.add_mileage: addMileage(); return true; } return false; } On Feb 20, 9:33 am, Andy McCall <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I have been working working with Eclipse, the Android plug-in and the 1.1 > SDK. So far I quite like it and its bringing back memories of the BeOS's > API :) I generally learn by doing, and I am stuck with some menu problems. > I want to create my menus using and XML file, and I can do that, but I can't > work out how to link up my menu values and the XML values for my case > statements. > > I have the following XML file, res/menu/options_menu.xml: > > <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";> > <item android:id="@+id/options_menu_settings" > android:title="Settings" /> > <item android:id="@+id/options_menu_about" > android:title="About" /> > <item android:id="@+id/options_menu_quit" > android:title="Quit" /> > </menu> > Creating the menu by inflating it using the following: > > public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { > MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater(); > inflater.inflate(R.menu.options_menu, menu); > return true; > } > > So far this works and draws the menu. > > I have the following file res/values/strings.xml: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <resources> > > <item name="options_menu_quit" type="id" format="integer">0</item> > </resources> > > But how do I get the case statement and the XML to fit? I would have > expected it to be something like this: > > /* Handles item selections */ > public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) { > switch (item.getItemId()) { > case options_menu_quit: > finish(); > return true; > } > return false; > } > > But that doesn't work as the options_menu_quit can't be resolved. > > My other question is about menu icons. I get that this code adds an icon to > the menu: > > menu.add(0, MENU_QUIT, 0, "Quit") > .setIcon(R.drawable.menu_quit_icon); > > But if I am drawing a menu by inflating XML, how do I specify an icon there? > > -- > Thanks, > > Andy McCall > -- > Email: [email protected] > GTalk: [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
