How to use standard menu icons?

Inman · Mar 29, 2011

I have a menu in my application and currently I am using separate PNG files for each icon. I read that it is possible to use the inbuilt standard Android menu icons without including any extra assets. There is a discussion regarding this at the URL below, explaining how to achieve this in Java.

How to select standard Android menu icons? - Stack Overflow

I was wondering if this is possible in B4A.

devjet · Jun 1, 2011

I have added this but it throws a exception as follows. Where could the problem be any idea?

Thanks !

Compiling code. Error
Error compiling program.
Error description: Too many parameters.
Occurred on line: 40
Activity.AddMenuItem ("Add Configuration", "AddConfig" ,bd.Bitmap )
Word: bd

kickaha said:

Snippet of code from one of my Activity_Create subs that displays inbuilt icons in the menu bar

B4X:

   Dim ph As Phone
   Dim bd As BitmapDrawable

   bd = ph.GetResourceDrawable(17301555)
   Activity.AddMenuItem2 ("Add Round", "AddRound", bd.Bitmap )   

   bd = ph.GetResourceDrawable(17301564)
   Activity.AddMenuItem2 ("Delete Round", "DelRound", bd.Bitmap )


   bd = ph.GetResourceDrawable(17301568)
   Activity.AddMenuItem2 ("Help", "Help", bd.Bitmap )

klaus · Jun 1, 2011

You must use:

B4X:

Activity.AddMenuItem[COLOR=red]2[/COLOR]("Add Configuration", "AddConfig" ,bd.Bitmap )

and not

B4X:

Activity.AddMenuItem ("Add Configuration", "AddConfig" ,bd.Bitmap )

This one is without an icon and needs only two parameters.

Best regards.

devjet · Jun 1, 2011

Thank you Klaus, little change great effect!
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volvomann · Apr 21, 2012

Hallo i use the code above her but i cant see anny icon at my menu can any say me how to use icon files at menu

margret · Apr 22, 2012

I've put a small app together that will pull all the builtin icons on the device and displays them in a ListView. This may be helpful to find the ones you are looking for.

http://www.b4x.com/forum/basic4android-updates-questions/16982-huge-android-library-android-built-icons-already-your-pc-phone-2.html

volvomann · Apr 22, 2012

margret said:
I've put a small app together that will pull all the builtin icons on the device and displays them in a ListView. This may be helpful to find the ones you are looking for.

http://www.b4x.com/forum/basic4android-updates-questions/16982-huge-android-library-android-built-icons-already-your-pc-phone-2.html

Thanks. but my B4A wild not accept " Dim andResource As AndroidResources" What can be wrong?

Quillok · Apr 22, 2012

volvomann said:
Thanks. but my B4A wild not accept " Dim andResource As AndroidResources" What can be wrong?

You have to download the AndroidResources library

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