Android POCs (Proof of Concepts)

OptionsMenuSelect-ToastPopUp

Select a menu option and see a toast popup. The Options Menu is created from the MenuInflater method inflate on file menu.xml. Callback, onOptionsItemSelected(..) executes the individuals toasts and leaves a TextView message.

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OptionsMenuSelect_XMLBased-ToastPopUp/src/com/brainyideas/dev/poc/omsxbtpu/OptionsMenuApp.java
package com.brainyideas.dev.poc.omsxbtpu;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class OptionsMenuApp extends Activity {

	String msg = "Selected Menu Option is ... ";
	TextView textView;
	
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        
    	super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        
    	setContentView(R.layout.main);
    	textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
    }
    
    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
        inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu, menu);
        return true;
    }

	@Override
	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
				
		switch (item.getItemId()) {
		
			case R.id.menu_home:
				seeToastAndMsg("home");
				return(true);
		
			case R.id.menu_setup:
				seeToastAndMsg("setup");
				return(true);
		}
		
		return(super.onOptionsItemSelected(item));
	}
	
	void seeToastAndMsg(String toast) {
		
		textView.setText(msg + toast);
		Toast.makeText(
			getApplicationContext(), 
			toast, 
			Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
	}
}

OptionsMenuSelect_XMLBased-ToastPopUp/res/menu/menu.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:id="@+id/menu_home"
          android:icon="@drawable/menu_home"
          android:title="@string/menu1" />
    <item android:id="@+id/menu_setup"
          android:icon="@drawable/menu_gear"
          android:title="@string/menu2" />
</menu>

OptionsMenuSelect_XMLBased-ToastPopUp/res/values/strings.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <string name="app_name">OptionsMenuSelect_XMLBased-ToastPopUp</string>
    <string name="start">startup</string>
    <string name="menu1">Menu1</string>
    <string name="menu2">Menu2</string>
</resources>