1-- menu layout

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"

>

<item

android:id="@+id/searchbar"

android:title="Search"

app:actionViewClass="android.widget.SearchView"

app:showAsAction="always"

></item>

<item android:id="@+id/Home"

android:icon="@drawable/home"

android:title="Home"

app:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>

<item android:id="@+id/Add"

android:icon="@drawable/add"

android:title="Add"

app:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>

<item android:id="@+id/setting"

android:icon="@drawable/settings"

android:title="Setting"

app:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>

</menu>

2- menu code

@Override

public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {

MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();

inflater.inflate(R.menu.mainmenu, menu);

SearchView sv=(SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.searchbar).getActionView();

SearchManager sm=(SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);

sv.setSearchableInfo(sm.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));

sv.setOnQueryTextListener(new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() {

@Override

public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) {

Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),query,Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

return false;

}

@Override

public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {

return false;

}

});

return true;

}

@Override

public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

// Handle item selection

switch (item.getItemId()) {

case R.id.Home:

Toast.makeText(this,"Home",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

return true;

case R.id.Add:

Toast.makeText(this,"Add",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

return true;

case R.id.setting:

Toast.makeText(this,"Seeting",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

return true;

default:

return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);

}

}