40.3 Displaying an Overflow Menu

An overflow menu is created by overriding the onCreateOptionsMenu() method of the corresponding activity and then inflating the menu’s XML file. For example, the following code creates the menu contained within a menu XML file named menu_main:

@Override

public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {

       getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);

       return true;

}

As with the menu XML file, Android Studio will already have overridden this method in the main activity of a newly created Android application project. In the event that an overflow menu is not required in your activity, either remove or comment out this method.