Android - Action Bar Overflow

Question

I'm really new to android development - I've been creating an action bar and its functioning, however it is going straight into my overflow although there is space for it to display?

Any help would be much appreciated!

android:showAsAction="always"

Pavlos
– Pavlos

2014-09-26 21:05:50 +00:00
Commented Sep 26, 2014 at 21:05 — Pavlos
– Pavlos, Commented Sep 26, 2014 at 21:05

Shobhit Puri · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-26 21:03:37Z

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For API 11 and above you can use android:showAsAction tag for each item. See http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/menu-resource.html

Use android:showAsAction="always" or android:showAsAction="ifRoom" etc for each item as per your need.

answered Sep 26, 2014 at 21:03

Shobhit Puri

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Sim Over a year ago

sorry its not letting me post my code but I have done so and it just comes up in my overflow with all the items i have added

Shobhit Puri Over a year ago

So it helped achieve what you want?

Sim Over a year ago

unfortunately not, <item android:id="@+id/action_search" android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_search" android:title="@string/action_search" android:showAsAction="always" /> - that is what i have per item but they are automatically being placed in the overflow on the emmulator with text 'Search' etc.

Shobhit Puri Over a year ago

If you have lots of items then all might not be able to fit on the top bar. What happens when you do ifRoom?

Shobhit Puri Over a year ago

What API version are you using?

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