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Asked: 2026-05-31T21:27:34+00:00

Please view image of Google maps fig 1. from the link below: http://www.androidpatterns.com/uap_pattern/search-%E2%80%93-main-menu Currently

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Please view image of Google maps fig 1. from the link below:

http://www.androidpatterns.com/uap_pattern/search-%E2%80%93-main-menu

Google maps fig 1

Currently onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {} will add menu to action bar. How to create menu below?

Finally:

  1. How do I control both Menu options below and Action bar above.
  2. Is there any source code or demo for the same available.
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  1. Editorial Team

    On pre-Honeycomb the overflow menu for ActionBarSherlock (that is, item that do not fit into the action bar) will be placed in the normal options menu by default.

    Your posted screenshot can be achieved using the following:

    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    menu.add("Places")
        .setIcon(R.drawable.ic_places)
        .setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM | MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT);
    menu.add("Layers")
        .setIcon(R.drawable.ic_layers)
        .setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM | MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT);
    menu.add("My Location")
        .setIcon(R.drawable.ic_location)
        .setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM | MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT);
    menu.add("Search")
        .setIcon(R.drawable.ic_search)
        .setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM | MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT);
    menu.add("Directions")
        .setIcon(R.drawable.ic_directions)
        .setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM | MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT);
    menu.add("Starred Places").setIcon(R.drawable.ic_starred);
    menu.add("Clear Map").setIcon(R.drawable.ic_clear);
    menu.add("Join Latitude").setIcon(R.drawable.ic_latitude);
    //Whatever else is under the "More" menu
    return true;
}

    Here’s a screenshot from one of the sample application that come with the library demonstrating this on Android 2.3.3:

    When running on a Honeycomb or a ICS device (with no hardware menu button) the overflow menu becomes the last item on the action bar and shows up in a dropdown list.

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