onOptionsItemSelected not called when using actionLayout (SherlockActionBar)

Question

The method onOptionsItemSelected isn\'t being called when using actionLayout in a menu item. Am I missing something, or is it a known problem with SherlockActionBar?

Answer 1

Combining @Arun Kumar's and @Luten's answers, the below method will make the implementation generic. For all the menu items using actionView, we setOnClickListener to call onOptionsItemSelected(item). This way we can mix and match normal and actionLayout menu items, without worrying about setting individual onClickListeners.

@Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
    menu.clear();
    inflater.inflate(menuResourceId(), menu);

    for (int i = 0; i < menu.size(); i++) {
        final MenuItem item = menu.getItem(i);
        View actionView = MenuItemCompat.getActionView(item);
        if (actionView != null) {
            actionView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){
                @Override
                public void onClick(View v){
                    onOptionsItemSelected(item);
                }
            });
        }
    }

    super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
}