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Using Action Bar
Action Bar
• The action bar is a window feature that identifies the
  application and user location, and provides user actions and
  navigation modes.
• You should use the action bar in most activities that need to
  prominently present user actions or global navigation.
• You can control the behaviors and visibility of the action bar
  with the ActionBar APIs, which were added in Android 3.0 (API
  level 11).
• To use ActionBar in previous Android versions there is a Library
  ‘ActionBarSherlock’ which can be downloaded from
  http://actionbarsherlock.com/
• ActionBarSherlock supports from Android 2.0 and over.
Using ActionBarSherlock(ABS)
  • To use ABS it has to be
    imported in eclipse and
    has to be an opened
    project.
  • Create a new Android
    project in Eclipse.
  • In create project
    window select ‘Create
    project from existing
    source’
  • In the location browse
    to the ‘library folder’ in
    ABS library which was
    downloaded.
Using ActionBarSherlock(ABS)
 • Go to the build path
   window of action bar
   project.
 • Under Libraries tab add
   jar ‘android-support-
   v4.jar’ which is already
   included in the libs
   folder.


 • Also set the build
   target to API 14 or
   higher.
 • Though ABS will be
   used with 2.0 or above
   it requires to be built
   with 4.0 or higher
Using ActionBarSherlock(ABS)
 • Now create a new
   project in Eclipse
   with minimum SDK
   7 and set Build
   target to 15.
Using ActionBarSherlock(ABS)
• Go to the project properties
  again and in the library
  section add the Previous
  created ‘ActionBarSherlock’
  library

• Since the action bar widget is
  very complex it requires a set
  of default themes. The
  library provides three core
  themes—one                  of
  which must be applied to
  each activity on which you
  want the action bar present.
• In the Manifest set theme in
  the appication tag for all
  activities or or under specific
  Activities
• ‘android:theme="@style/Theme.S
  herlock">’
• Now we are ready to integrate
  Action Bar.
• To Enable Action Bar for any
  activity, the Activity must
  extend        ‘SherlockActivity’
  instead of ‘Activity’
• To access ActionBar use
  getSupportActionBar() instead
  of getActionBar().
Adding Menu in ActionBar
• To add menu in ActionBar use menu like
  optionsMenu.
• Define in the XML but Add the tag
  ‘showAsAction’ and set it to ‘ifRoom’
• Now       in   the       Activity’s  onCreateOptionsMenu()         use
     getSupportMenuInflater() to get the menu inflater and inflate the XML
     menu file
• In                the
  onOptionsItemSelect
  ed() do the necessary
  jobs identified menu
  items by ‘id‘ set in
  the XML file
• Here is the result
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Action Bar Sherlock tutorial

  • 2. Action Bar • The action bar is a window feature that identifies the application and user location, and provides user actions and navigation modes. • You should use the action bar in most activities that need to prominently present user actions or global navigation. • You can control the behaviors and visibility of the action bar with the ActionBar APIs, which were added in Android 3.0 (API level 11). • To use ActionBar in previous Android versions there is a Library ‘ActionBarSherlock’ which can be downloaded from http://actionbarsherlock.com/ • ActionBarSherlock supports from Android 2.0 and over.
  • 3. Using ActionBarSherlock(ABS) • To use ABS it has to be imported in eclipse and has to be an opened project. • Create a new Android project in Eclipse. • In create project window select ‘Create project from existing source’ • In the location browse to the ‘library folder’ in ABS library which was downloaded.
  • 4. Using ActionBarSherlock(ABS) • Go to the build path window of action bar project. • Under Libraries tab add jar ‘android-support- v4.jar’ which is already included in the libs folder. • Also set the build target to API 14 or higher. • Though ABS will be used with 2.0 or above it requires to be built with 4.0 or higher
  • 5. Using ActionBarSherlock(ABS) • Now create a new project in Eclipse with minimum SDK 7 and set Build target to 15.
  • 6. Using ActionBarSherlock(ABS) • Go to the project properties again and in the library section add the Previous created ‘ActionBarSherlock’ library • Since the action bar widget is very complex it requires a set of default themes. The library provides three core themes—one of which must be applied to each activity on which you want the action bar present. • In the Manifest set theme in the appication tag for all activities or or under specific Activities • ‘android:theme="@style/Theme.S herlock">’
  • 7. • Now we are ready to integrate Action Bar. • To Enable Action Bar for any activity, the Activity must extend ‘SherlockActivity’ instead of ‘Activity’ • To access ActionBar use getSupportActionBar() instead of getActionBar().
  • 8. Adding Menu in ActionBar • To add menu in ActionBar use menu like optionsMenu. • Define in the XML but Add the tag ‘showAsAction’ and set it to ‘ifRoom’
  • 9. • Now in the Activity’s onCreateOptionsMenu() use getSupportMenuInflater() to get the menu inflater and inflate the XML menu file • In the onOptionsItemSelect ed() do the necessary jobs identified menu items by ‘id‘ set in the XML file
  • 10. • Here is the result