I cannot get icons to show in the action bar.
I am using the most recent SDK with eclipse.
I am trying to do this tutorial http://developer.android.com/training/basics/actionbar/adding-buttons.html
My MainActivity.java is
package com.example.myfirstapp;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu items for use in the action bar
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
}
My main.xml under menu is
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:id="@+id/action_search"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_search"
android:title="@string/action_search"
android:showAsAction="always" />
<item android:id="@+id/action_settings"
android:title="@string/action_settings"
android:showAsAction="always" >
</item>
</menu>
But I dont see the menu items. It looks like this
Any help on how to get these menu items shows would be useful.
Thank you.