Display ActionMode over Toolbar

Question

I am trying to use the android.view.ActionMode with the new android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar, in addition to the traditional android.app.Act

Answer 1

So, after days going thru this thread, I finally got it working. I'd like to summarize what I did.

Note: This is the solution using a Toolbar to replace the default ActionBar in AppCompatActivity.

1. I added this line to my AppTheme: It tells android that you want your action mode to overlay the toolbar

true

2. Use the right imports:

You have to use these imports in order to work with AppCompatActivity:

import androidx.appcompat.view.ActionMode;
// or
import android.support.v7.view.ActionMode;

3. Start the ActionMode on your Activity like so:

actionMode = startSupportActionMode(callback);

And not like so:

actionMode = startActionMode(callback);

You Activity creates the ActionMode on the toolbar automatically, because it's set as the supportActionToolbar. The style handles the dsiplaying as overlay.

Thanks to @Kuffs and @Lefty.