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They are, just override like this:

 @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {     
        MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
        inflater.inflate(R.menu.YOUR_MENU_LAYOUT, menu);
        return true;    
    }

EDIT, heres a sample xml, they go in /res/menu

<menu>
   <item android:id="@+id/menu_sample"
          android:title="Sample text"
          android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_sample"
     />

</menu>

smith324 2010-08-27 23:16:36

Here is what I am confused about: The overridden code that you suggest I provide, contains statements that explicitly inflate the XML file.However, my Activity layouts need no such action.So my question is not "how" do I inflate a menu, but "WHY" is this needed? Why aren't menus inflated automatically, like Activity layouts are?Thanks

Peter vdL 2010-08-28 00:42:11

But the layouts are inflated in the same fashion, just with one API call `setContentView(layout)`. They 'why' part of your question could be as simple as "To make it easier to add sub menus"Take this example. I have an abstract class that extends Activity. It inflates a set of common actions available for the menu options. In the sub classes I use for activities I dynamically add specific options using `addSubMenu(int groupId, int itemId, int order, int titleRes)` This way I don't need to copy and paste xml all over the place.

smith324 2010-08-28 03:55:08

Answer 2

+2 A:

You do explicitly inflate your activity layout with setContentView(R.layout.whatever). It doesn't have inflate in the name, but that (among a few other things) is what it does.

QRohlf 2010-08-28 00:50:50

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