inflater.inflate(R.menu.my_menu, menu); // inflate the menu
Spinner s = (Spinner) menu.findItem(R.id.my_menu_spinner).getActionView(); // find the spinner
SpinnerAdapter mSpinnerAdapter = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(getActivity().getActionBar() .getThemedContext(), R.array.my_menu_spinner_list, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item); // create the adapter from a StringArray
s.setAdapter(mSpinnerAdapter); // set the adapter
s.setOnItemSelectedListener(myChangeListener); // (optional) reference to a OnItemSelectedListener, that you can use to perform actions based on user selection