Android adding a submenu to a menuItem, where is addSubMenu()?

Question

I want to add a submenu inside my OptionsMenu to a menuItem, programatically according to my parameters. I\'ve checked \"MenuItem\" in android sdk and there is no addSubMenu

Answer 1

Sometimes Android weirdness is really amazing (and amusing..). I solved it this way:

a) Define in XML a submenu placeholder like this:

b) Get sub menu item in OnCreateOptionsMenu, clear it and add my submenu items, like this:

    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { 
            MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
            inflater.inflate(R.menu.mapoptions, menu);

            int idx=0;
            SubMenu subm = menu.getItem(MYITEM_INDEX).getSubMenu(); // get my MenuItem with placeholder submenu
            subm.clear(); // delete place holder

            while(true)
            {
                anarea = m_areas.GetArea(idx); // get a new area, return null if no more areas
                if(anarea == null)
                    break;
                subm.add(0, SUBAREASID+idx, idx, anarea.GetName()); // id is idx+ my constant
                ++idx;
            }
}