added in version 22.1.0
belongs to Maven artifact com.android.support:support-compat:28.0.0-alpha1
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MenuItemCompat

public final class MenuItemCompat
extends Object

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat

Helper for accessing features in MenuItem.

Note: You cannot get an instance of this class. Instead, it provides static methods that correspond to the methods in MenuItem, but take a MenuItem object as an additional argument.

Summary

Nested classes

interface MenuItemCompat.OnActionExpandListener

This interface was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener directly.  

Constants

int SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS

This constant was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS directly.

int SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW

This constant was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW directly.

int SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM

This constant was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM directly.

int SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER

This constant was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER directly.

int SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT

This constant was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT directly.

Public methods

static boolean collapseActionView(MenuItem item)

This method was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use collapseActionView() directly.

static boolean expandActionView(MenuItem item)

This method was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use expandActionView() directly.

static ActionProvider getActionProvider(MenuItem item)

Gets the ActionProvider.

static View getActionView(MenuItem item)

This method was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use getActionView() directly.

static int getAlphabeticModifiers(MenuItem item)

Return the modifier for this menu item's alphabetic shortcut.

static CharSequence getContentDescription(MenuItem item)

Retrieve the content description associated with this menu item.

static ColorStateList getIconTintList(MenuItem item)
static PorterDuff.Mode getIconTintMode(MenuItem item)

Returns the blending mode used to apply the tint to the item's icon, if specified.

static int getNumericModifiers(MenuItem item)

Return the modifiers for this menu item's numeric (12-key) shortcut.

static CharSequence getTooltipText(MenuItem item)

Retrieve the tooltip text associated with this menu item.

static boolean isActionViewExpanded(MenuItem item)

This method was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use isActionViewExpanded() directly.

static MenuItem setActionProvider(MenuItem item, ActionProvider provider)

Sets the ActionProvider responsible for creating an action view if the item is placed on the action bar.

static MenuItem setActionView(MenuItem item, int resId)

This method was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use setActionView(int) directly.

static MenuItem setActionView(MenuItem item, View view)

This method was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use setActionView(View) directly.

static void setAlphabeticShortcut(MenuItem item, char alphaChar, int alphaModifiers)

Change the alphabetic shortcut associated with this item.

static void setContentDescription(MenuItem item, CharSequence contentDescription)

Change the content description associated with this menu item.

static void setIconTintList(MenuItem item, ColorStateList tint)

Applies a tint to the item's icon.

static void setIconTintMode(MenuItem item, PorterDuff.Mode tintMode)

Specifies the blending mode used to apply the tint specified by setIconTintList(MenuItem, ColorStateList) to the item's icon.

static void setNumericShortcut(MenuItem item, char numericChar, int numericModifiers)

Change the numeric shortcut and modifiers associated with this item.

static MenuItem setOnActionExpandListener(MenuItem item, MenuItemCompat.OnActionExpandListener listener)

This method was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use setOnActionExpandListener(MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener) directly.

static void setShortcut(MenuItem item, char numericChar, char alphaChar, int numericModifiers, int alphaModifiers)

Change both the numeric and alphabetic shortcut associated with this item.

static void setShowAsAction(MenuItem item, int actionEnum)

This method was deprecated in API level 26.1.0. Use setShowAsAction(int) directly.

static void setTooltipText(MenuItem item, CharSequence tooltipText)

Change the tooltip text associated with this menu item.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object

Constants

SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS

added in version 22.1.0 
int SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS

This constant was deprecated in API level 26.1.0.
Use SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS directly.

Always show this item as a button in an Action Bar. Use sparingly! If too many items are set to always show in the Action Bar it can crowd the Action Bar and degrade the user experience on devices with smaller screens. A good rule of thumb is to have no more than 2 items set to always show at a time.

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW

added in version 22.1.0 
int SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW

This constant was deprecated in API level 26.1.0.
Use SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW directly.

This item's action view collapses to a normal menu item. When expanded, the action view temporarily takes over a larger segment of its container.

Constant Value: 8 (0x00000008)

SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM

added in version 22.1.0 
int SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM

This constant was deprecated in API level 26.1.0.
Use SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM directly.

Show this item as a button in an Action Bar if the system decides there is room for it.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER

added in version 22.1.0 
int SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER

This constant was deprecated in API level 26.1.0.
Use SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER directly.

Never show this item as a button in an Action Bar.

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT

added in version 22.1.0 
int SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT

This constant was deprecated in API level 26.1.0.
Use SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT directly.

When this item is in the action bar, always show it with a text label even if it also has an icon specified.

Constant Value: 4 (0x00000004)

Public methods

collapseActionView

added in version 22.1.0
boolean collapseActionView (MenuItem item)

This method was deprecated in API level 26.1.0.
Use collapseActionView() directly.

Collapse the action view associated with this menu item. The menu item must have an action view set, as well as the showAsAction flag SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW. If a listener has been set using setOnActionExpandListener(MenuItem, android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat.OnActionExpandListener) it will have its onMenuItemActionCollapse(MenuItem) method invoked. The listener may return false from this method to prevent collapsing the action view.

Parameters
item MenuItem

Returns
boolean true if the action view was collapsed, false otherwise.

expandActionView

added in version 22.1.0
boolean expandActionView (MenuItem item)

This method was deprecated in API level 26.1.0.
Use expandActionView() directly.

Expand the action view associated with this menu item. The menu item must have an action view set, as well as the showAsAction flag SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW. If a listener has been set using setOnActionExpandListener(MenuItem, OnActionExpandListener) it will have its onMenuItemActionExpand(MenuItem) method invoked. The listener may return false from this method to prevent expanding the action view.

Parameters
item MenuItem

Returns
boolean true if the action view was expanded, false otherwise.

getActionProvider

added in version 22.1.0
ActionProvider getActionProvider (MenuItem item)

Gets the ActionProvider.

Parameters
item MenuItem

Returns
ActionProvider The action provider.

getActionView

added in version 22.1.0
View getActionView (MenuItem item)

This method was deprecated in API level 26.1.0.
Use getActionView() directly.

Returns the currently set action view for this menu item.

Parameters
item MenuItem: the item to query
Returns
View This item's action view