added in version 24.1.0
belongs to Maven artifact com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0-alpha1

ActionBar

public abstract class ActionBar
extends Object

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.support.v7.app.ActionBar


A primary toolbar within the activity that may display the activity title, application-level navigation affordances, and other interactive items.

The action bar appears at the top of an activity's window when the activity uses the AppCompat's AppCompat theme (or one of its descendant themes). You may otherwise add the action bar by calling requestFeature(FEATURE_SUPPORT_ACTION_BAR) or by declaring it in a custom theme with the windowActionBar property.

The action bar may be represented by any Toolbar widget within the application layout. The application may signal to the Activity which Toolbar should be treated as the Activity's action bar. Activities that use this feature should use one of the supplied .NoActionBar themes, set the windowActionBar attribute to false or otherwise not request the window feature.

If your activity has an options menu, you can make select items accessible directly from the action bar as "action items". You can also modify various characteristics of the action bar or remove it completely.

The navigation button (formerly "Home") takes over the space previously occupied by the application icon. Apps wishing to express a stronger branding should use their brand colors heavily in the action bar and other application chrome or use a logo in place of their standard title text.

From your activity, you can retrieve an instance of ActionBar by calling getSupportActionBar() getSupportActionBar()}.

In some cases, the action bar may be overlayed by another bar that enables contextual actions, using an ActionMode. For example, when the user selects one or more items in your activity, you can enable an action mode that offers actions specific to the selected items, with a UI that temporarily replaces the action bar. Although the UI may occupy the same space, the ActionMode APIs are distinct and independent from those for ActionBar.

Developer Guides

For information about how to use the action bar, including how to add action items, navigation modes and more, read the Action Bar developer guide.

Summary

Nested classes

class ActionBar.LayoutParams

Per-child layout information associated with action bar custom views. 

interface ActionBar.OnMenuVisibilityListener

Listener for receiving events when action bar menus are shown or hidden. 

interface ActionBar.OnNavigationListener

This interface was deprecated in API level 24.1.0. Action bar navigation modes are deprecated and not supported by inline toolbar action bars. Consider using other common navigation patterns instead.  

class ActionBar.Tab

This class was deprecated in API level 24.1.0. Action bar navigation modes are deprecated and not supported by inline toolbar action bars. Consider using other common navigation patterns instead.  

interface ActionBar.TabListener

This interface was deprecated in API level 24.1.0. Action bar navigation modes are deprecated and not supported by inline toolbar action bars. Consider using other common navigation patterns instead.  

Constants

int DISPLAY_HOME_AS_UP

Display the 'home' element such that it appears as an 'up' affordance.

int DISPLAY_SHOW_CUSTOM

Show the custom view if one has been set.

int DISPLAY_SHOW_HOME

Show 'home' elements in this action bar, leaving more space for other navigation elements.

int DISPLAY_SHOW_TITLE

Show the activity title and subtitle, if present.

int DISPLAY_USE_LOGO

Use logo instead of icon if available.

int NAVIGATION_MODE_LIST

This constant was deprecated in API level 24.1.0. Action bar navigation modes are deprecated and not supported by inline toolbar action bars. Consider using other common navigation patterns instead.

int NAVIGATION_MODE_STANDARD

This constant was deprecated in API level 24.1.0. Action bar navigation modes are deprecated and not supported by inline toolbar action bars. Consider using other common navigation patterns instead.

int NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS

This constant was deprecated in API level 24.1.0. Action bar navigation modes are deprecated and not supported by inline toolbar action bars. Consider using other