MenuUtils

Added in API level XE12

A collection of extensions for Menu and related classes.

Public Methods
static void	setDescription(MenuItem item, CharSequence description)
static void	setDescription(MenuItem item, int description)
static void	setInitialMenuItem(Menu menu, MenuItem item)

Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object Object clone() boolean equals(Object arg0) void finalize() final Class<?> getClass() int hashCode() final void notify() final void notifyAll() String toString() final void wait() final void wait(long arg0, int arg1) final void wait(long arg0)

Public Methods

Added in API level XE12

public static void setDescription (MenuItem item, CharSequence description)

Sets an additional description text on a menu item.

The description attribute can only be set through this method. The attribute is not supported in XML.

Parameters

item	the menu item
description	additional description text

Throws

RuntimeException	if item is not a concrete implementation

Added in API level XE12

public static void setDescription (MenuItem item, int description)

Sets an additional description text on a menu item.

The description attribute can only be set through this method. The attribute is not supported in XML.

Parameters

item	the menu item
description	additional description text (as a resource ID)

Throws

RuntimeException	if item is not a concrete implementation

Added in API level XE12

public static void setInitialMenuItem (Menu menu, MenuItem item)

Sets the initial menu item when users open a menu.

By default, the first menu item appears with all the other items to the right. This method lets you set another menu item to initially show, and other items can potentially appear to the left or right of the item that is initially shown.

Parameters

menu	the menu on which preferred initial menu item should be set
item	the preferred initial menu item. If this item cannot be found, the menu falls back to the default behavior

Throws

RuntimeException	if menu is not a concrete implementation