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1 /*
2  * Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
3  *
4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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16 
17 package android.view;
18 
19 import android.annotation.DrawableRes;
20 import android.annotation.LayoutRes;
21 import android.annotation.StringRes;
22 import android.app.Activity;
23 import android.content.Intent;
24 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
25 import android.view.ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo;
26 import android.view.View.OnCreateContextMenuListener;
27 
28 /**
29  * Interface for direct access to a previously created menu item.
30  * <p>
31  * An Item is returned by calling one of the {@link android.view.Menu#add}
32  * methods.
33  * <p>
34  * For a feature set of specific menu types, see {@link Menu}.
35  *
36  * <div class="special reference">
37  * <h3>Developer Guides</h3>
38  * <p>For information about creating menus, read the
39  * <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/menus.html">Menus</a> developer guide.</p>
40  * </div>
41  */
42 public interface MenuItem {
43     /*
44      * These should be kept in sync with attrs.xml enum constants for showAsAction
45      */
46     /** Never show this item as a button in an Action Bar. */
47     public static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER = 0;
48     /** Show this item as a button in an Action Bar if the system decides there is room for it. */
49     public static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM = 1;
50     /**
51      * Always show this item as a button in an Action Bar.
52      * Use sparingly! If too many items are set to always show in the Action Bar it can
53      * crowd the Action Bar and degrade the user experience on devices with smaller screens.
54      * A good rule of thumb is to have no more than 2 items set to always show at a time.
55      */
56     public static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS = 2;
57 
58     /**
59      * When this item is in the action bar, always show it with a text label even if
60      * it also has an icon specified.
61      */
62     public static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT = 4;
63 
64     /**
65      * This item's action view collapses to a normal menu item.
66      * When expanded, the action view temporarily takes over
67      * a larger segment of its container.
68      */
69     public static final int SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW = 8;
70 
71     /**
72      * Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when a menu item is
73      * clicked.
74      *
75      * @see Activity#onContextItemSelected(MenuItem)
76      * @see Activity#onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem)
77      */
78     public interface OnMenuItemClickListener {
79         /**
80          * Called when a menu item has been invoked.  This is the first code
81          * that is executed; if it returns true, no other callbacks will be
82          * executed.
83          *
84          * @param item The menu item that was invoked.
85          *
86          * @return Return true to consume this click and prevent others from
87          *         executing.
88          */
onMenuItemClick(MenuItem item)89         public boolean onMenuItemClick(MenuItem item);
90     }
91 
92     /**
93      * Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when a menu item
94      * marked with {@link MenuItem#SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW} is
95      * expanded or collapsed.
96      *
97      * @see MenuItem#expandActionView()
98      * @see MenuItem#collapseActionView()
99      * @see MenuItem#setShowAsActionFlags(int)
100      */
101     public interface OnActionExpandListener {
102         /**
103          * Called when a menu item with {@link MenuItem#SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW}
104          * is expanded.
105          * @param item Item that was expanded
106          * @return true if the item should expand, false if expansion should be suppressed.
107          */
onMenuItemActionExpand(MenuItem item)108         public boolean onMenuItemActionExpand(MenuItem item);
109 
110         /**
111          * Called when a menu item with {@link MenuItem#SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW}
112          * is collapsed.
113          * @param item Item that was collapsed
114          * @return true if the item should collapse, false if collapsing should be suppressed.
115          */
onMenuItemActionCollapse(MenuItem item)116         public boolean onMenuItemActionCollapse(MenuItem item);
117     }
118 
119     /**
120      * Return the identifier for this menu item.  The identifier can not
121      * be changed after the menu is created.
122      *
123      * @return The menu item's identifier.
124      */
getItemId()125     public int getItemId();
126 
127     /**
128      * Return the group identifier that this menu item is part of. The group
129      * identifier can not be changed after the menu is created.
130      *
131      * @return The menu item's group identifier.
132      */
getGroupId()133     public int getGroupId();
134 
135     /**
136      * Return the category and order within the category of this item. This
137      * item will be shown before all items (within its category) that have
138      * order greater than this value.
139      * <p>
140      * An order integer contains the item's category (the upper bits of the
141      * integer; set by or/add the category with the order within the
142      * category) and the ordering of the item within that category (the
143      * lower bits). Example categories are {@link Menu#CATEGORY_SYSTEM},
144      * {@link Menu#CATEGORY_SECONDARY}, {@link Menu#CATEGORY_ALTERNATIVE},
145      * {@link Menu#CATEGORY_CONTAINER}. See {@link Menu} for a full list.
146      *
147      * @return The order of this item.
148      */
getOrder()149     public int getOrder();
150 
151     /**
152      * Change the title associated with this item.
153      *
154      * @param title The new text to be displayed.
155      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
156      */
setTitle(CharSequence title)157     public MenuItem setTitle(CharSequence title);
158 
159     /**
160      * Change the title associated with this item.
161      * <p>
162      * Some menu types do not sufficient space to show the full title, and
163      * instead a condensed title is preferred. See {@link Menu} for more
164      * information.
165      *
166      * @param title The resource id of the new text to be displayed.
167      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
168      * @see #setTitleCondensed(CharSequence)
169      */
170 
setTitle(@tringRes int title)171     public MenuItem setTitle(@StringRes int title);
172 
173     /**
174      * Retrieve the current title of the item.
175      *
176      * @return The title.
177      */
getTitle()178     public CharSequence getTitle();
179 
180     /**
181      * Change the condensed title associated with this item. The condensed
182      * title is used in situations where the normal title may be too long to
183      * be displayed.
184      *
185      * @param title The new text to be displayed as the condensed title.
186      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
187      */
setTitleCondensed(CharSequence title)188     public MenuItem setTitleCondensed(CharSequence title);
189 
190     /**
191      * Retrieve the current condensed title of the item. If a condensed
192      * title was never set, it will return the normal title.
193      *
194      * @return The condensed title, if it exists.
195      *         Otherwise the normal title.
196      */
getTitleCondensed()197     public CharSequence getTitleCondensed();
198 
199     /**
200      * Change the icon associated with this item. This icon will not always be
201      * shown, so the title should be sufficient in describing this item. See
202      * {@link Menu} for the menu types that support icons.
203      *
204      * @param icon The new icon (as a Drawable) to be displayed.
205      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
206      */
setIcon(Drawable icon)207     public MenuItem setIcon(Drawable icon);
208 
209     /**
210      * Change the icon associated with this item. This icon will not always be
211      * shown, so the title should be sufficient in describing this item. See
212      * {@link Menu} for the menu types that support icons.
213      * <p>
214      * This method will set the resource ID of the icon which will be used to
215      * lazily get the Drawable when this item is being shown.
216      *
217      * @param iconRes The new icon (as a resource ID) to be displayed.
218      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
219      */
setIcon(@rawableRes int iconRes)220     public MenuItem setIcon(@DrawableRes int iconRes);
221 
222     /**
223      * Returns the icon for this item as a Drawable (getting it from resources if it hasn't been
224      * loaded before).
225      *
226      * @return The icon as a Drawable.
227      */
getIcon()228     public Drawable getIcon();
229 
230     /**
231      * Change the Intent associated with this item.  By default there is no
232      * Intent associated with a menu item.  If you set one, and nothing
233      * else handles the item, then the default behavior will be to call
234      * {@link android.content.Context#startActivity} with the given Intent.
235      *
236      * <p>Note that setIntent() can not be used with the versions of
237      * {@link Menu#add} that take a Runnable, because {@link Runnable#run}
238      * does not return a value so there is no way to tell if it handled the
239      * item.  In this case it is assumed that the Runnable always handles
240      * the item, and the intent will never be started.
241      *
242      * @see #getIntent
243      * @param intent The Intent to associated with the item.  This Intent
244      *               object is <em>not</em> copied, so be careful not to
245      *               modify it later.
246      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
247      */
setIntent(Intent intent)248     public MenuItem setIntent(Intent intent);
249 
250     /**
251      * Return the Intent associated with this item.  This returns a
252      * reference to the Intent which you can change as desired to modify
253      * what the Item is holding.
254      *
255      * @see #setIntent
256      * @return Returns the last value supplied to {@link #setIntent}, or
257      *         null.
258      */
getIntent()259     public Intent getIntent();
260 
261     /**
262      * Change both the numeric and alphabetic shortcut associated with this
263      * item. Note that the shortcut will be triggered when the key that
264      * generates the given character is pressed along with the ctrl key.
265      * Also note that case is not significant and that alphabetic shortcut
266      * characters will be displayed in lower case.
267      * <p>
268      * See {@link Menu} for the menu types that support shortcuts.
269      *
270      * @param numericChar The numeric shortcut key. This is the shortcut when
271      *        using a numeric (e.g., 12-key) keyboard.
272      * @param alphaChar The alphabetic shortcut key. This is the shortcut when
273      *        using a keyboard with alphabetic keys.
274      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
275      */
setShortcut(char numericChar, char alphaChar)276     public MenuItem setShortcut(char numericChar, char alphaChar);
277 
278     /**
279      * Change the numeric shortcut associated with this item.
280      * <p>
281      * See {@link Menu} for the menu types that support shortcuts.
282      *
283      * @param numericChar The numeric shortcut key.  This is the shortcut when
284      *                 using a 12-key (numeric) keyboard.
285      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
286      */
setNumericShortcut(char numericChar)287     public MenuItem setNumericShortcut(char numericChar);
288 
289     /**
290      * Return the char for this menu item's numeric (12-key) shortcut.
291      *
292      * @return Numeric character to use as a shortcut.
293      */
getNumericShortcut()294     public char getNumericShortcut();
295 
296     /**
297      * Change the alphabetic shortcut associated with this item. The shortcut
298      * will be triggered when the key that generates the given character is
299      * pressed along with the ctrl key. Case is not significant and shortcut
300      * characters will be displayed in lower case. Note that menu items with
301      * the characters '\b' or '\n' as shortcuts will get triggered by the
302      * Delete key or Carriage Return key, respectively.
303      * <p>
304      * See {@link Menu} for the menu types that support shortcuts.
305      *
306      * @param alphaChar The alphabetic shortcut key. This is the shortcut when
307      *        using a keyboard with alphabetic keys.
308      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
309      */
setAlphabeticShortcut(char alphaChar)310     public MenuItem setAlphabeticShortcut(char alphaChar);
311 
312     /**
313      * Return the char for this menu item's alphabetic shortcut.
314      *
315      * @return Alphabetic character to use as a shortcut.
316      */
getAlphabeticShortcut()317     public char getAlphabeticShortcut();
318 
319     /**
320      * Control whether this item can display a check mark. Setting this does
321      * not actually display a check mark (see {@link #setChecked} for that);
322      * rather, it ensures there is room in the item in which to display a
323      * check mark.
324      * <p>
325      * See {@link Menu} for the menu types that support check marks.
326      *
327      * @param checkable Set to true to allow a check mark, false to
328      *            disallow. The default is false.
329      * @see #setChecked
330      * @see #isCheckable
331      * @see Menu#setGroupCheckable
332      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
333      */
setCheckable(boolean checkable)334     public MenuItem setCheckable(boolean checkable);
335 
336     /**
337      * Return whether the item can currently display a check mark.
338      *
339      * @return If a check mark can be displayed, returns true.
340      *
341      * @see #setCheckable
342      */
isCheckable()343     public boolean isCheckable();
344 
345     /**
346      * Control whether this item is shown with a check mark.  Note that you
347      * must first have enabled checking with {@link #setCheckable} or else
348      * the check mark will not appear.  If this item is a member of a group that contains
349      * mutually-exclusive items (set via {@link Menu#setGroupCheckable(int, boolean, boolean)},
350      * the other items in the group will be unchecked.
351      * <p>
352      * See {@link Menu} for the menu types that support check marks.
353      *
354      * @see #setCheckable
355      * @see #isChecked
356      * @see Menu#setGroupCheckable
357      * @param checked Set to true to display a check mark, false to hide
358      *                it.  The default value is false.
359      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
360      */
setChecked(boolean checked)361     public MenuItem setChecked(boolean checked);
362 
363     /**
364      * Return whether the item is currently displaying a check mark.
365      *
366      * @return If a check mark is displayed, returns true.
367      *
368      * @see #setChecked
369      */
isChecked()370     public boolean isChecked();
371 
372     /**
373      * Sets the visibility of the menu item. Even if a menu item is not visible,
374      * it may still be invoked via its shortcut (to completely disable an item,
375      * set it to invisible and {@link #setEnabled(boolean) disabled}).
376      *
377      * @param visible If true then the item will be visible; if false it is
378      *        hidden.
379      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
380      */
setVisible(boolean visible)381     public MenuItem setVisible(boolean visible);
382 
383     /**
384      * Return the visibility of the menu item.
385      *
386      * @return If true the item is visible; else it is hidden.
387      */
isVisible()388     public boolean isVisible();
389 
390     /**
391      * Sets whether the menu item is enabled. Disabling a menu item will not
392      * allow it to be invoked via its shortcut. The menu item will still be
393      * visible.
394      *
395      * @param enabled If true then the item will be invokable; if false it is
396      *        won't be invokable.
397      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
398      */
setEnabled(boolean enabled)399     public MenuItem setEnabled(boolean enabled);
400 
401     /**
402      * Return the enabled state of the menu item.
403      *
404      * @return If true the item is enabled and hence invokable; else it is not.
405      */
isEnabled()406     public boolean isEnabled();
407 
408     /**
409      * Check whether this item has an associated sub-menu.  I.e. it is a
410      * sub-menu of another menu.
411      *
412      * @return If true this item has a menu; else it is a
413      *         normal item.
414      */
hasSubMenu()415     public boolean hasSubMenu();
416 
417     /**
418      * Get the sub-menu to be invoked when this item is selected, if it has
419      * one. See {@link #hasSubMenu()}.
420      *
421      * @return The associated menu if there is one, else null
422      */
getSubMenu()423     public SubMenu getSubMenu();
424 
425     /**
426      * Set a custom listener for invocation of this menu item. In most
427      * situations, it is more efficient and easier to use
428      * {@link Activity#onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem)} or
429      * {@link Activity#onContextItemSelected(MenuItem)}.
430      *
431      * @param menuItemClickListener The object to receive invokations.
432      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
433      * @see Activity#onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem)
434      * @see Activity#onContextItemSelected(MenuItem)
435      */
setOnMenuItemClickListener(MenuItem.OnMenuItemClickListener menuItemClickListener)436     public MenuItem setOnMenuItemClickListener(MenuItem.OnMenuItemClickListener menuItemClickListener);
437 
438     /**
439      * Gets the extra information linked to this menu item.  This extra
440      * information is set by the View that added this menu item to the
441      * menu.
442      *
443      * @see OnCreateContextMenuListener
444      * @return The extra information linked to the View that added this
445      *         menu item to the menu. This can be null.
446      */
getMenuInfo()447     public ContextMenuInfo getMenuInfo();
448 
449     /**
450      * Sets how this item should display in the presence of an Action Bar.
451      * The parameter actionEnum is a flag set. One of {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS},
452      * {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM}, or {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER} should
453      * be used, and you may optionally OR the value with {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT}.
454      * SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT requests that when the item is shown as an action,
455      * it should be shown with a text label.
456      *
457      * @param actionEnum How the item should display. One of
458      * {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS}, {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM}, or
459      * {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER}. SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER is the default.
460      *
461      * @see android.app.ActionBar
462      * @see #setActionView(View)
463      */
setShowAsAction(int actionEnum)464     public void setShowAsAction(int actionEnum);
465 
466     /**
467      * Sets how this item should display in the presence of an Action Bar.
468      * The parameter actionEnum is a flag set. One of {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS},
469      * {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM}, or {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER} should
470      * be used, and you may optionally OR the value with {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT}.
471      * SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT requests that when the item is shown as an action,
472      * it should be shown with a text label.
473      *
474      * <p>Note: This method differs from {@link #setShowAsAction(int)} only in that it
475      * returns the current MenuItem instance for call chaining.
476      *
477      * @param actionEnum How the item should display. One of
478      * {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS}, {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM}, or
479      * {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER}. SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER is the default.
480      *
481      * @see android.app.ActionBar
482      * @see #setActionView(View)
483      * @return This MenuItem instance for call chaining.
484      */
setShowAsActionFlags(int actionEnum)485     public MenuItem setShowAsActionFlags(int actionEnum);
486 
487     /**
488      * Set an action view for this menu item. An action view will be displayed in place
489      * of an automatically generated menu item element in the UI when this item is shown
490      * as an action within a parent.
491      * <p>
492      *   <strong>Note:</strong> Setting an action view overrides the action provider
493      *           set via {@link #setActionProvider(ActionProvider)}.
494      * </p>
495      *
496      * @param view View to use for presenting this item to the user.
497      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
498      *
499      * @see #setShowAsAction(int)
500      */
setActionView(View view)501     public MenuItem setActionView(View view);
502 
503     /**
504      * Set an action view for this menu item. An action view will be displayed in place
505      * of an automatically generated menu item element in the UI when this item is shown
506      * as an action within a parent.
507      * <p>
508      *   <strong>Note:</strong> Setting an action view overrides the action provider
509      *           set via {@link #setActionProvider(ActionProvider)}.
510      * </p>
511      *
512      * @param resId Layout resource to use for presenting this item to the user.
513      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
514      *
515      * @see #setShowAsAction(int)
516      */
setActionView(@ayoutRes int resId)517     public MenuItem setActionView(@LayoutRes int resId);
518 
519     /**
520      * Returns the currently set action view for this menu item.
521      *
522      * @return This item's action view
523      *
524      * @see #setActionView(View)
525      * @see #setShowAsAction(int)
526      */
getActionView()527     public View getActionView();
528 
529     /**
530      * Sets the {@link ActionProvider} responsible for creating an action view if
531      * the item is placed on the action bar. The provider also provides a default
532      * action invoked if the item is placed in the overflow menu.
533      * <p>
534      *   <strong>Note:</strong> Setting an action provider overrides the action view
535      *           set via {@link #setActionView(int)} or {@link #setActionView(View)}.
536      * </p>
537      *
538      * @param actionProvider The action provider.
539      * @return This Item so additional setters can be called.
540      *
541      * @see ActionProvider
542      */
setActionProvider(ActionProvider actionProvider)543     public MenuItem setActionProvider(ActionProvider actionProvider);
544 
545     /**
546      * Gets the {@link ActionProvider}.
547      *
548      * @return The action provider.
549      *
550      * @see ActionProvider
551      * @see #setActionProvider(ActionProvider)
552      */
getActionProvider()553     public ActionProvider getActionProvider();
554 
555     /**
556      * Expand the action view associated with this menu item.
557      * The menu item must have an action view set, as well as
558      * the showAsAction flag {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW}.
559      * If a listener has been set using {@link #setOnActionExpandListener(OnActionExpandListener)}
560      * it will have its {@link OnActionExpandListener#onMenuItemActionExpand(MenuItem)}
561      * method invoked. The listener may return false from this method to prevent expanding
562      * the action view.
563      *
564      * @return true if the action view was expanded, false otherwise.
565      */
expandActionView()566     public boolean expandActionView();
567 
568     /**
569      * Collapse the action view associated with this menu item.
570      * The menu item must have an action view set, as well as the showAsAction flag
571      * {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW}. If a listener has been set using
572      * {@link #setOnActionExpandListener(OnActionExpandListener)} it will have its
573      * {@link OnActionExpandListener#onMenuItemActionCollapse(MenuItem)} method invoked.
574      * The listener may return false from this method to prevent collapsing the action view.
575      *
576      * @return true if the action view was collapsed, false otherwise.
577      */
collapseActionView()578     public boolean collapseActionView();
579 
580     /**
581      * Returns true if this menu item's action view has been expanded.
582      *
583      * @return true if the item's action view is expanded, false otherwise.
584      *
585      * @see #expandActionView()
586      * @see #collapseActionView()
587      * @see #SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW
588      * @see OnActionExpandListener
589      */
isActionViewExpanded()590     public boolean isActionViewExpanded();
591 
592     /**
593      * Set an {@link OnActionExpandListener} on this menu item to be notified when
594      * the associated action view is expanded or collapsed. The menu item must
595      * be configured to expand or collapse its action view using the flag
596      * {@link #SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW}.
597      *
598      * @param listener Listener that will respond to expand/collapse events
599      * @return This menu item instance for call chaining
600      */
setOnActionExpandListener(OnActionExpandListener listener)601     public MenuItem setOnActionExpandListener(OnActionExpandListener listener);
602 }
603