android: changing option menu items programmatically

Question

Is it possible to change the option menu items programmatically? Can anyone provide me with an example please?

Also, I want to disable certain items, so that they do

Answer 1

you can accomplish your task simply by implementing as below:

private Menu menu;

 @Override
 public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.drive_menu, menu);
    return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    this.menu = menu;
    return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    int id = item.getItemId();

    if (id == R.id.action_toggle_grid) {
        handleMenuOption(id);
        return true;

    } else if(id == R.id.action_toggle_list){
        handleMenuOption(id);
        return true;
    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

private void handleMenuOption(int id) {
    MenuItem item = menu.findItem(id);
    if (id == R.id.action_toggle_grid){
        item.setVisible(false);
        menu.findItem(R.id.action_toggle_list).setVisible(true);
    }else if (id == R.id.action_toggle_list){
        item.setVisible(false);
        menu.findItem(R.id.action_toggle_grid).setVisible(true);
    }
}