Android : Get view Reference to a Menu Item

Question

I plan to use quick actions UI pattern in my application. Android Quick Actions UI Pattern . The quick action window needs a pivot view to stick to.

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Answer 1

in the main activity class, best to override the onOptionsItemSelected(...) method; should be something as below:

public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
  // the id is of type int
  int someId = item.getItemId();
  // can use an if() or switch() statement to check if id is selected
  //a Toast message can be used to show item is selected
}