Add Context Menu Icon in android

Question

I have a Listview with a ContextMenu, but when I setIcon for ContextMenu look like it doesn't work

public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu menu , View v, 
     ContextMenuInfo menuInfo){

    super.onCreateContextMenu(menu, v, menuInfo);
    menu.add(0, DELETE_ID, 0, R.string.context_menu_favorite)
     .setIcon(android.R.drawable.btn_star);     
}

Answer 1

Context menus do not support icons.

Note: Context menu items do not support icons or shortcut keys.

Answer 2

While the Android API does not allow for Icons in Context menus you can see many places where Android is using them. Long pressing your home screen is one good example.

I took the time to dig through the Launcher and AnyCut source and found that Google is using their own custom class that extends a BaseAdapter along with their own custom layout.

I was able to copy their class and layout almost exactly and use it in my own app to accomplish. The class if you want to search for it is called AddAdapter.java.

Enjoy!

Answer 3

Below tutorial show how to create Context Menu with Icon supported:

http://android-demo.blogspot.com/2010/09/android-context-menu-with-icon.html