What is the alternative to getActionView() before API level11 in android?

Question

getActionView() for action bar was introduced in API 11, If I want backward compatibility what is the alternative for getActionView() ?

Answer 1

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
  getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main_activity_actions, menu);
  MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);
  SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchItem);
  // Configure the search info and add any event listeners
  ...
  return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}

See http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/actionbar.html for details