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

Here's a complete answer which builds on the idea of using a placeholder but uses mostly xml to add the submenu.

If you have a menu like so called main_menu.xml:

Create another menu sub_menu.xml which will be used in my_menu_item:

In your onCreateOptionsMenu:

public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
   // Inflate your main_menu into the menu
   getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main_menu, menu);

   // Find the menuItem to add your SubMenu
   MenuItem myMenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.my_menu_item);

   // Inflating the sub_menu menu this way, will add its menu items 
   // to the empty SubMenu you created in the xml
   getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.sub_menu, myMenuItem.getSubMenu());

}

This solution is nice since the inflater handles most of the work.