Instead of creating a new layout I set the MaxWidth programmatically in onCreateOptionsMenu(): @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater(); inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_search, menu); SearchView searchView = (SearchView)menu.findItem(R.id.menu_search).getActionView(); searchView.setMaxWidth(Integer.MAX_VALUE); ….
On Android 3.0+, the preferred approach for the options menu (a spillover menu in the action bar) will not show icons. If you have android:targetSdkVersion=”11″ or higher, icons will never show up in menus on Android 3.0+. The icons will show up if you promote an options menu item to be a toolbar button, and … Read more
Simple code for creating menu. @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater(); inflater.inflate(R.menu.game_menu, menu); return true; } Simple code for menu item selection @Override public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) { // Handle item selection switch (item.getItemId()) { case R.id.new_game: newGame(); return true; case R.id.help: showHelp(); return true; default: return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item); } } You … Read more