Android Option Menu using Xml file: How Create with Example

First we will create Simple Option  menus as Follows Steps

Download Android Option Menu with Xml file: Project

1. Create a new Android Project Name MenuDemo
2. Add XML file into res/menus/menu.xml for that follow the following Steps

• Right Click on Project Folder 
• Select New 
• Select "Android XML file"
• Give name of file As "menus"
• Select "menu" type of Resource. 
• Say Finish.
  Add the Following code.....

3. Override the onCreateOptionMenu() Method in the Activity class files where you want to add menu. From 
   
   • Right click in Activity file
   • \Select ”Source”
   • Select “Override / Implement Methods “
   • Select “onCreateOptionMenu()” method
   • Say Ok.
4. We will Use MenuInflater class to show the menus by put following code in onCreateOptionMenu()
   

   @Override
   public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    MenuInflater mi = getMenuInflater();
    mi.inflate(R.menu.menus, menu);
    return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
   }
   

5. We will Interact with the menu Item as follows using onOptionsItemSelected() method. 

   @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
     // TODO Auto-generated method stub
     switch (item.getItemId()) {
     case R.id.item1:
      Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Hello!", 5).show();
      break;
     case R.id.item2:
      Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), ActivityA.class);
      startActivity(i);
      break;
     case R.id.item3:
      Intent dial = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL);
      startActivity(dial);
      break;
     default:
      break;
     }
     return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
   

   
   Where We have done following actions Menu wise....
   Item1 : We wiill Display Toast "Hello"
   Item2 : We call the New Activity "Activity A"
   Item3 : We display the Default Dialer of Android.
6. Run the Android Apps

You can Interact with Menu by clicking on all Menu Item 

• First Click on Menu Button of Device as follows..
• 
• That will display the following screen as follows 

• Press On the "Hello" that will show you Following Screen.. 

• Then Again Press Menu Button Click on "New Activity" Item

• Then Press Back Button. Then Again Click on "Dial" Item. that shows following Dialer.