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public
class
MenuInflater
extends Object
This class is used to instantiate menu XML files into Menu objects.
For performance reasons, menu inflation relies heavily on pre-processing of
XML files that is done at build time. Therefore, it is not currently possible
to use MenuInflater with an XmlPullParser over a plain XML file at runtime;
it only works with an XmlPullParser returned from a compiled resource (R.
something file.)
Summary
Public methods |
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void
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inflate(int menuRes, Menu menu)
Inflate a menu hierarchy from the specified XML resource.
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Inherited methods |
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From class
java.lang.Object
Object
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clone()
Creates and returns a copy of this object.
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boolean
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equals(Object obj)
Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
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void
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finalize()
Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection
determines that there are no more references to the object.
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final
Class<?>
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getClass()
Returns the runtime class of this Object.
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int
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hashCode()
Returns a hash code value for the object.
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final
void
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notify()
Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's
monitor.
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final
void
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notifyAll()
Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
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String
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toString()
Returns a string representation of the object.
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final
void
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wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being notified or interrupted, or until a
certain amount of real time has elapsed.
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final
void
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wait(long timeoutMillis)
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being notified or interrupted, or until a
certain amount of real time has elapsed.
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final
void
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wait()
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being notified or interrupted.
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Public constructors
MenuInflater
public MenuInflater (Context context)
Constructs a menu inflater.
| Parameters |
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context |
Context |
Public methods
inflate
public void inflate (int menuRes,
Menu menu)
Inflate a menu hierarchy from the specified XML resource. Throws
InflateException if there is an error.
| Parameters |
|---|
menuRes |
int: Resource ID for an XML layout resource to load (e.g.,
R.menu.main_activity) |
menu |
Menu: The Menu to inflate into. The items and submenus will be
added to this Menu. |
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC."],[],[],null,["# MenuInflater\n\nAdded in [API level 1](/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) \nSummary: [Ctors](#pubctors) \\| [Methods](#pubmethods) \\| [Inherited Methods](#inhmethods) \n\nMenuInflater\n============\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n[Kotlin](/reference/kotlin/android/view/MenuInflater \"View this page in Kotlin\") \\|Java\n\n\n`\npublic\n\n\nclass\nMenuInflater\n`\n\n\n`\n\nextends `[Object](/reference/java/lang/Object)`\n\n\n`\n\n`\n\n\n`\n\n|---|---------------------------|\n| [java.lang.Object](/reference/java/lang/Object) ||\n| ↳ | android.view.MenuInflater |\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nThis class is used to instantiate menu XML files into Menu objects.\n\n\nFor performance reasons, menu inflation relies heavily on pre-processing of\nXML files that is done at build time. Therefore, it is not currently possible\nto use MenuInflater with an XmlPullParser over a plain XML file at runtime;\nit only works with an XmlPullParser returned from a compiled resource (R.\n*something* file.)\n\nSummary\n-------\n\n| ### Public constructors ||\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|\n| ` `[MenuInflater](/reference/android/view/MenuInflater#MenuInflater(android.content.Context))`(`[Context](/reference/android/content/Context)` context) ` Constructs a menu inflater. |\n\n| ### Public methods ||\n|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ` void` | ` `[inflate](/reference/android/view/MenuInflater#inflate(int,%20android.view.Menu))`(int menuRes, `[Menu](/reference/android/view/Menu)` menu) ` Inflate a menu hierarchy from the specified XML resource. |\n\n| ### Inherited methods |\n|-----------------------|---|\n| From class ` `[java.lang.Object](/reference/java/lang/Object)` ` |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](/reference/java/lang/Object) | ` `[clone](/reference/java/lang/Object#clone())`() ` Creates and returns a copy of this object. | | ` boolean` | ` `[equals](/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](/reference/java/lang/Object)` obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is \"equal to\" this one. | | ` void` | ` `[finalize](/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize())`() ` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. | | ` final `[Class](/reference/java/lang/Class)`\u003c?\u003e` | ` `[getClass](/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass())`() ` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`. | | ` int` | ` `[hashCode](/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode())`() ` Returns a hash code value for the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[notify](/reference/java/lang/Object#notify())`() ` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` final void` | ` `[notifyAll](/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll())`() ` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` `[String](/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[toString](/reference/java/lang/Object#toString())`() ` Returns a string representation of the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int))`(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long))`(long timeoutMillis) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](/reference/java/lang/Object#wait())`() ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*. | ||\n\nPublic constructors\n-------------------\n\n### MenuInflater\n\nAdded in [API level 1](/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) \n\n```\npublic MenuInflater (Context context)\n```\n\nConstructs a menu inflater.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Parameters ||\n|-----------|------------------|\n| `context` | `Context` \u003cbr /\u003e |\n\n**See also:**\n\n- [Activity.getMenuInflater()](/reference/android/app/Activity#getMenuInflater())\n\nPublic methods\n--------------\n\n### inflate\n\nAdded in [API level 1](/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) \n\n```\npublic void inflate (int menuRes, \n Menu menu)\n```\n\nInflate a menu hierarchy from the specified XML resource. Throws\n[InflateException](/reference/android/view/InflateException) if there is an error.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Parameters ||\n|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `menuRes` | `int`: Resource ID for an XML layout resource to load (e.g., `R.menu.main_activity`) \u003cbr /\u003e |\n| `menu` | `Menu`: The Menu to inflate into. The items and submenus will be added to this Menu. \u003cbr /\u003e |"]]
