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Having a few run-time issues with a navigation drawer i'm trying to test out...
The error I get is:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example.suzan.parentmeetme/com.example.suzan.parentmeetme.MainActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.app.ActionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(boolean)' on a null object reference at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2416)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2476)
at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1344)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.app.ActionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(boolean)' on a null object reference
at com.example.suzan.parentmeetme.NavigationDrawerFragment.setUp(NavigationDrawerFragment.java:138)
at com.example.suzan.parentmeetme.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:35)
at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6237)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1107)
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2369)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2476) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java) 
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1344) 
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417) 
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726) 
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616) 
12-30 21:45:47.250 27145-27145/? I/Process: Sending signal. PID: 27145 SIG: 9
I have a couple of java files:
MainActivity.java
package com.example.suzan.parentmeetme;
import android.app.ActionBar;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.Fragment;
import android.app.FragmentManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
public class MainActivity extends Activity
implements NavigationDrawerFragment.NavigationDrawerCallbacks {
// This navigation drawer frag will be responsible for the actions and behaviour of
// the navigation drawer
private NavigationDrawerFragment mNavigationDrawerFragment;
// Keeps track of the last screen we were on by storing the title name
private CharSequence mTitle;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
mNavigationDrawerFragment = (NavigationDrawerFragment)getFragmentManager()
.findFragmentById(R.id.navigation_drawer);
mTitle = getTitle();
// Initialise the navigation drawer
mNavigationDrawerFragment.setUp(R.id.navigation_drawer, (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout));
}
#Override
public void onNavigationDrawerItemSelected(int position)
{
Fragment fragment = null;
switch (position)
{
case 0:
fragment = new SettingsFragment();
break;
}
// update the main content by replacing fragments
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getFragmentManager();
fragmentManager.beginTransaction().replace(R.id.container, fragment).commit();
}
public void onSectionAttached(int number)
{
switch (number)
{
case 1:
mTitle = getString(R.string.title_section1);
break;
}
}
public void restoreActionBar()
{
ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
actionBar.setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_STANDARD);
actionBar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(true);
actionBar.setTitle(mTitle);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu)
{
if (!mNavigationDrawerFragment.isDrawerOpen())
{
// only display actions relevant to this screen
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.sample, menu);
restoreActionBar();
return true;
}
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item)
{
// Handle action bar item clicks here.
// Action bar will handle clicks on home/up
// button, so long as parent activity is specified
// in AndroidManifest.xml
int id = item.getItemId();
if (id == R.id.action_settings)
{
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
/**
* A placeholder fragment containing a simple view.
*/
public static class PlaceholderFragment extends Fragment
{
/**
* The fragment argument representing the section number for this
* fragment.
*/
private static final String ARG_SECTION_NUMBER = "section_number";
/**
* Returns a new instance of this fragment for the given section
* number.
*/
public static PlaceholderFragment newInstance(int sectionNumber) {
PlaceholderFragment fragment = new PlaceholderFragment();
Bundle args = new Bundle();
args.putInt(ARG_SECTION_NUMBER, sectionNumber);
fragment.setArguments(args);
return fragment;
}
public PlaceholderFragment() {
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_layout, container, false);
return rootView;
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
super.onAttach(activity);
((MainActivity) activity).onSectionAttached(
getArguments().getInt(ARG_SECTION_NUMBER));
}
}
}
NavigationDrawerFragment.java
package com.example.suzan.parentmeetme;
/**
* Created by Suzan on 30/12/2015.
*/
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.ActionBar;
import android.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v4.app.ActionBarDrawerToggle;
import android.support.v4.view.GravityCompat;
import android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.content.res.Configuration;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;
/**
* Fragment used for managing interactions for and presentation of a navigation drawer.
* See the <a href="https://developer.android.com/design/patterns/navigation-drawer.html#Interaction">
* design guidelines</a> for a complete explanation of the behaviors implemented here.
*/
public class NavigationDrawerFragment extends Fragment {
/**
* Remember the position of the selected item.
*/
private static final String STATE_SELECTED_POSITION = "selected_navigation_drawer_position";
/**
* Per the design guidelines, you should show the drawer on launch until the user manually
* expands it. This shared preference tracks this.
*/
private static final String PREF_USER_LEARNED_DRAWER = "navigation_drawer_learned";
/**
* A pointer to the current callbacks instance (the Activity).
*/
private NavigationDrawerCallbacks mCallbacks;
/**
* Helper component that ties the action bar to the navigation drawer.
*/
private ActionBarDrawerToggle mDrawerToggle;
private DrawerLayout mDrawerLayout;
private ListView mDrawerListView;
private View mFragmentContainerView;
private int mCurrentSelectedPosition = 0;
private boolean mFromSavedInstanceState;
private boolean mUserLearnedDrawer;
public NavigationDrawerFragment() {
}
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Read in the flag indicating whether or not the user has demonstrated awareness of the
// drawer. See PREF_USER_LEARNED_DRAWER for details.
SharedPreferences sp = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getActivity());
mUserLearnedDrawer = sp.getBoolean(PREF_USER_LEARNED_DRAWER, false);
if (savedInstanceState != null) {
mCurrentSelectedPosition = savedInstanceState.getInt(STATE_SELECTED_POSITION);
mFromSavedInstanceState = true;
}
// Select either the default item (0) or the last selected item.
selectItem(mCurrentSelectedPosition);
}
#Override
public void onActivityCreated (Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
// Indicate that this fragment would like to influence the set of actions in the action bar.
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
}
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View myParentView = inflater.inflate(
R.layout.fragment_navigation_drawer, container, false);
mDrawerListView = (ListView) myParentView.findViewById(R.id.listview);
// the listview is the id you gave to you listview in xml
mDrawerListView.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
selectItem(position);
}
});
mDrawerListView.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(
getActivity(),
android.R.layout.simple_list_item_activated_1,
android.R.id.text1,
new String[]{
getString(R.string.title_section1),
getString(R.string.title_section2),
getString(R.string.title_section3),
}));
mDrawerListView.setItemChecked(mCurrentSelectedPosition, true);
return mDrawerListView;
}
public boolean isDrawerOpen() {
return mDrawerLayout != null && mDrawerLayout.isDrawerOpen(mFragmentContainerView);
}
/**
* Users of this fragment must call this method to set up the navigation drawer interactions.
*
* #param fragmentId The android:id of this fragment in its activity's layout.
* #param drawerLayout The DrawerLayout containing this fragment's UI.
*/
public void setUp(int fragmentId, DrawerLayout drawerLayout) {
mFragmentContainerView = getActivity().findViewById(fragmentId);
mDrawerLayout = drawerLayout;
// set a custom shadow that overlays the main content when the drawer opens
mDrawerLayout.setDrawerShadow(R.drawable.drawer_shadow, GravityCompat.START);
// set up the drawer's list view with items and click listener
ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
actionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
actionBar.setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
// ActionBarDrawerToggle ties together the the proper interactions
// between the navigation drawer and the action bar app icon.
mDrawerToggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(
getActivity(), /* host Activity */
mDrawerLayout, /* DrawerLayout object */
R.drawable.ic_drawer, /* nav drawer image to replace 'Up' caret */
R.string.navigation_drawer_open, /* "open drawer" description for accessibility */
R.string.navigation_drawer_close /* "close drawer" description for accessibility */
) {
#Override
public void onDrawerClosed(View drawerView) {
super.onDrawerClosed(drawerView);
if (!isAdded()) {
return;
}
getActivity().invalidateOptionsMenu(); // calls onPrepareOptionsMenu()
}
#Override
public void onDrawerOpened(View drawerView) {
super.onDrawerOpened(drawerView);
if (!isAdded()) {
return;
}
if (!mUserLearnedDrawer) {
// The user manually opened the drawer; store this flag to prevent auto-showing
// the navigation drawer automatically in the future.
mUserLearnedDrawer = true;
SharedPreferences sp = PreferenceManager
.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getActivity());
sp.edit().putBoolean(PREF_USER_LEARNED_DRAWER, true).apply();
}
getActivity().invalidateOptionsMenu(); // calls onPrepareOptionsMenu()
}
};
// If the user hasn't 'learned' about the drawer, open it to introduce them to the drawer,
// per the navigation drawer design guidelines.
if (!mUserLearnedDrawer && !mFromSavedInstanceState) {
mDrawerLayout.openDrawer(mFragmentContainerView);
}
// Defer code dependent on restoration of previous instance state.
mDrawerLayout.post(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
mDrawerToggle.syncState();
}
});
mDrawerLayout.setDrawerListener(mDrawerToggle);
}
private void selectItem(int position) {
mCurrentSelectedPosition = position;
if (mDrawerListView != null) {
mDrawerListView.setItemChecked(position, true);
}
if (mDrawerLayout != null) {
mDrawerLayout.closeDrawer(mFragmentContainerView);
}
if (mCallbacks != null) {
mCallbacks.onNavigationDrawerItemSelected(position);
}
}
#Override
public void onAttach(Activity activity) {
super.onAttach(activity);
try {
mCallbacks = (NavigationDrawerCallbacks) activity;
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
throw new ClassCastException("Activity must implement NavigationDrawerCallbacks.");
}
}
#Override
public void onDetach() {
super.onDetach();
mCallbacks = null;
}
#Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
outState.putInt(STATE_SELECTED_POSITION, mCurrentSelectedPosition);
}
#Override
public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
// Forward the new configuration the drawer toggle component.
mDrawerToggle.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
}
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
// If the drawer is open, show the global app actions in the action bar. See also
// showGlobalContextActionBar, which controls the top-left area of the action bar.
if (mDrawerLayout != null && isDrawerOpen()) {
inflater.inflate(R.menu.global, menu);
showGlobalContextActionBar();
}
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
if (mDrawerToggle.onOptionsItemSelected(item)) {
return true;
}
if (item.getItemId() == R.id.action_example) {
Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Example action.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
/**
* Per the navigation drawer design guidelines, updates the action bar to show the global app
* 'context', rather than just what's in the current screen.
*/
private void showGlobalContextActionBar() {
ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
actionBar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(true);
actionBar.setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_STANDARD);
actionBar.setTitle(R.string.app_name);
}
private ActionBar getActionBar() {
return getActivity().getActionBar();
}
/**
* Callbacks interface that all activities using this fragment must implement.
*/
public static interface NavigationDrawerCallbacks {
/**
* Called when an item in the navigation drawer is selected.
*/
void onNavigationDrawerItemSelected(int position);
}
}
And I've got a few XML files:
activity_main.xml
<!-- A DrawerLayout is intended to be used as the top-level content view using match_parent for both width and height to consume the full space available. -->
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/drawer_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<!-- As the main content view, the view below consumes the entire
space available using match_parent in both dimensions. -->
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
<!-- android:layout_gravity="start" tells DrawerLayout to treat
this as a sliding drawer on the left side for left-to-right
languages and on the right side for right-to-left languages.
If you're not building against API 17 or higher, use
android:layout_gravity="left" instead. -->
<!-- The drawer is given a fixed width in dp and extends the full height of
the container. -->
<fragment android:id="#+id/navigation_drawer"
android:layout_width="#dimen/navigation_drawer_width"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:name="com.example.suzan.parentmeetme.NavigationDrawerFragment"
tools:layout="#layout/fragment_navigation_drawer" />
</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
fragment_navigation_layout.xml
<ListView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:choiceMode="singleChoice"
android:divider="#android:color/transparent"
android:dividerHeight="0dp"
android:background="#cccc"
android:id="#+id/listview"
tools:context=".NavigationDrawerFragment" />
Could anyone figure out what I might be doing wrong? Been staring at this for hours and seriously can't work it out.....
Thanks!

Make sure you have referenced
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
...
}
and change
ActionBar bar = getActionBar();
to
ActionBar bar =getActivity().getSupportActionBar();
Reference
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/actionbar.html

First change your class extension
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity{
And then get your support action bar adding the following code to the 'onCreateView' method
assert getSupportActionBar() != null;
getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

ERROR: Not able to resolve navigation_drawer_open in Android Studio

I am trying to build a Translucent Navigation bar for my android app. I separately tried developing the task bar and then had intend to include it in my application.
I am not allowed to upload images yet (as I don't have the reputation), therefore here's an example of what I am trying to build for my APP:
Image Slider example
I am getting errors in the MainActivity.java file.
I get an Error in the following line of code :
mDrawerToggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(this,Drawer,toolbar,R.string.navigation_drawer_open, R.string.navigation_drawer_close)
Error :
Error:(48, 79) error: cannot find symbol variable navigation_drawer_open
Error:(48, 112) error: cannot find symbol variable navigation_drawer_close
This is the entire code of MainActivity.java file:
package sha.testing_sidebar;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarDrawerToggle;
import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
String TITLES [] = {"Home","Events","Mail","Blog","Attending"};
int ICONS [] = {R.drawable.ic_home,R.drawable.ericsson_2_png,R.drawable.ic_mqil_hdpi,R.drawable.ic_blog_2,R.drawable.ic_attending};
String NAME = "Sharang Bharadwaj";
String EMAIL = "sha.bh91#gmail.com";
int PROFILE = R.drawable.sha1;
private Toolbar toolbar;
RecyclerView mRecyclerView;
RecyclerView.Adapter mAdapter;
RecyclerView.LayoutManager mLayoutManager;
DrawerLayout Drawer;
ActionBarDrawerToggle mDrawerToggle;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.tool_bar);
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
mRecyclerView = (RecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.RecyclerView);
mRecyclerView.setHasFixedSize(true);
mAdapter = new sha.testing_sidebar.MyAdapter(TITLES,ICONS,NAME,EMAIL,PROFILE);
mRecyclerView.setAdapter(mAdapter);
mLayoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(this);
Drawer = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.DrawerLayout);
mDrawerToggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(this,Drawer,toolbar,R.string.navigation_drawer_open, R.string.navigation_drawer_close) {
#Override
public void onDrawerOpened(View drawerView) {
super.onDrawerOpened(drawerView);
//actions upon opening slider
//presently nothing
}
#Override
public void onDrawerClosed(View drawerView) {
super.onDrawerClosed(drawerView);
//actions upon closing slider
//presently nothing
}
};
//Drawer Toggle Object made
Drawer.setDrawerListener(mDrawerToggle);
mDrawerToggle.syncState();
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
//noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
The error is

Add the following in your strings.xml file
<string name="navigation_drawer_open">Drawer Open</string>
<string name="navigation_drawer_close">Drawer Closed</string>
It should work after that.

Just copy/paste this in the strings file
<string name="navigation_drawer_open">Drawer Open</string>
<string name="navigation_drawer_close">Drawer Closed</string>
they might be there already, if true, both will be underlined in red.
if so erase the existing ones and copy/paste the same two lines.

Android sliding menu using navigation drawer

I am trying to work on a project which has sliding menu.But i want to run it on api level 8.So i used the support library for the result.But the app is force closing.The code for the main class is :
package info.androidhive.slidingmenu;
import info.androidhive.slidingmenu.adapter.NavDrawerListAdapter;
import info.androidhive.slidingmenu.model.NavDrawerItem;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.Fragment;
import android.app.FragmentManager;
import android.content.res.Configuration;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.ActionBarDrawerToggle;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction;
import android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ListView;
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
private DrawerLayout mDrawerLayout;
private ListView mDrawerList;
private ActionBarDrawerToggle mDrawerToggle;
// nav drawer title
private CharSequence mDrawerTitle;
// used to store app title
private CharSequence mTitle;
// slide menu items
private String[] navMenuTitles;
private TypedArray navMenuIcons;
private ArrayList<NavDrawerItem> navDrawerItems;
private NavDrawerListAdapter adapter;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
mTitle = mDrawerTitle = getTitle();
// load slide menu items
navMenuTitles = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.nav_drawer_items);
// nav drawer icons from resources
navMenuIcons = getResources()
.obtainTypedArray(R.array.nav_drawer_icons);
mDrawerLayout = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
mDrawerList = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list_slidermenu);
navDrawerItems = new ArrayList<NavDrawerItem>();
// adding nav drawer items to array
// Home
navDrawerItems.add(new NavDrawerItem(navMenuTitles[0], navMenuIcons.getResourceId(0, -1)));
// Find People
navDrawerItems.add(new NavDrawerItem(navMenuTitles[1], navMenuIcons.getResourceId(1, -1)));
// Photos
navDrawerItems.add(new NavDrawerItem(navMenuTitles[2], navMenuIcons.getResourceId(2, -1)));
// Communities, Will add a counter here
navDrawerItems.add(new NavDrawerItem(navMenuTitles[3], navMenuIcons.getResourceId(3, -1), true, "22"));
// Pages
navDrawerItems.add(new NavDrawerItem(navMenuTitles[4], navMenuIcons.getResourceId(4, -1)));
// What's hot, We will add a counter here
navDrawerItems.add(new NavDrawerItem(navMenuTitles[5], navMenuIcons.getResourceId(5, -1), true, "50+"));
// Recycle the typed array
navMenuIcons.recycle();
mDrawerList.setOnItemClickListener(new SlideMenuClickListener());
// setting the nav drawer list adapter
adapter = new NavDrawerListAdapter(getApplicationContext(),
navDrawerItems);
mDrawerList.setAdapter(adapter);
// enabling action bar app icon and behaving it as toggle button
getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
getSupportActionBar().setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
mDrawerToggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(this, mDrawerLayout,
R.drawable.ic_drawer, //nav menu toggle icon
R.string.app_name, // nav drawer open - description for accessibility
R.string.app_name // nav drawer close - description for accessibility
) {
public void onDrawerClosed(View view) {
getSupportActionBar().setTitle(mTitle);
// calling onPrepareOptionsMenu() to show action bar icons
//invalidateOptionsMenu();
supportInvalidateOptionsMenu();
}
public void onDrawerOpened(View drawerView) {
getSupportActionBar().setTitle(mDrawerTitle);
// calling onPrepareOptionsMenu() to hide action bar icons
//invalidateOptionsMenu();
supportInvalidateOptionsMenu();
}
};
mDrawerLayout.setDrawerListener(mDrawerToggle);
if (savedInstanceState == null) {
// on first time display view for first nav item
displayView(0);
}
}
/**
* Slide menu item click listener
* */
private class SlideMenuClickListener implements
ListView.OnItemClickListener {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position,
long id) {
// display view for selected nav drawer item
displayView(position);
}
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// toggle nav drawer on selecting action bar app icon/title
if (mDrawerToggle.onOptionsItemSelected(item)) {
return true;
}
// Handle action bar actions click
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.action_settings:
return true;
default:
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
/* *
* Called when invalidateOptionsMenu() is triggered
*/
#Override
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// if nav drawer is opened, hide the action items
boolean drawerOpen = mDrawerLayout.isDrawerOpen(mDrawerList);
menu.findItem(R.id.action_settings).setVisible(!drawerOpen);
return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
}
/**
* Diplaying fragment view for selected nav drawer list item
* */
private void displayView(int position) {
// update the main content by replacing fragments
android.support.v4.app.Fragment fragment = null;
switch (position) {
case 0:
fragment = new HomeFragment();
break;
case 1:
fragment = new FindPeopleFragment();
break;
case 2:
fragment = new PhotosFragment();
break;
case 3:
fragment = new CommunityFragment();
break;
case 4:
fragment = new PagesFragment();
break;
case 5:
fragment = new WhatsHotFragment();
break;
default:
break;
}
if (fragment != null) {
android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.frame_container,fragment);
fragmentTransaction.commit();
// fragmentManager.beginTransaction()
// .replace(R.id.frame_container, fragment).commit();
// update selected item and title, then close the drawer
mDrawerList.setItemChecked(position, true);
mDrawerList.setSelection(position);
setTitle(navMenuTitles[position]);
mDrawerLayout.closeDrawer(mDrawerList);
} else {
// error in creating fragment
Log.e("MainActivity", "Error in creating fragment");
}
}
#Override
public void setTitle(CharSequence title) {
mTitle = title;
getSupportActionBar().setTitle(mTitle);
}
/**
* When using the ActionBarDrawerToggle, you must call it during
* onPostCreate() and onConfigurationChanged()...
*/
#Override
protected void onPostCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onPostCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Sync the toggle state after onRestoreInstanceState has occurred.
mDrawerToggle.syncState();
}
#Override
public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
// Pass any configuration change to the drawer toggls
mDrawerToggle.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
}
}
The LOGCAT:
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to instantiate activity ComponentInfo{info.androidhive.slidingmenu/info.androidhive.slidingmenu.MainActivity}: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: info.androidhive.slidingmenu.MainActivity in loader dalvik.system.PathClassLoader[/data/app/info.androidhive.slidingmenu-1.apk]
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1573)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1667)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:117)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:935)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3689)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:842)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:600)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: info.androidhive.slidingmenu.MainActivity in loader dalvik.system.PathClassLoader[/data/app/info.androidhive.slidingmenu-1.apk]
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at dalvik.system.PathClassLoader.findClass(PathClassLoader.java:240)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:551)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:511)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at android.app.Instrumentation.newActivity(Instrumentation.java:1021)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1565)
08-20 14:29:44.687: E/AndroidRuntime(13141): ... 11 more
Please help!!

Don't know what you declared in manifest and menu file. However please check whether you declared this.
in manifest file:
<application
android:theme="#style/Theme.AppCompat">
in menu file:
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto
Check whether you mentioned this.

You are getting a class not found exception , this could be due to not building the app, try building the project and if still exist clean and build again.

I guess you haven't added MainActivity in your AndroidManifest.xml
Add below code inside <application> tag
<activity
android:name="info.androidhive.slidingmenu.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>

MenuInflater doesn't show elements on ActionBar

I have the following BaseActivity that I extend from all other activities of my application in order to have a shared menu, actionbar, drawer etc.
Drawer works fine, but the Menu doesn't show up on the Action bar.
Please note that the onCreateOptionsMenu is correctly called as I can see the XXX Log.e output, but The menu is not shown. I also tried copying the onCreateOptionsMenu into the MainActivity that extends my BaseActivity but still no luck.
Below is my code
import android.content.res.Configuration;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.ActionBarDrawerToggle;
import android.support.v4.view.GravityCompat;
import android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
public class BaseActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
protected DrawerLayout mDrawerLayout;
private ListView mDrawerList;
private ActionBarDrawerToggle mDrawerToggle;
private CharSequence mDrawerTitle;
private CharSequence mTitle;
private String[] mPlanetTitles;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.container);
mTitle = mDrawerTitle = getTitle();
mPlanetTitles = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.planets_array);
mDrawerLayout = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
mDrawerList = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.left_drawer);
// set a custom shadow that overlays the main content when the drawer opens
mDrawerLayout.setDrawerShadow(R.drawable.drawer_shadow, GravityCompat.START);
// set up the drawer's list view with items and click listener
mDrawerList.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
R.layout.drawer_list_item, mPlanetTitles));
mDrawerList.setOnItemClickListener(new DrawerItemClickListener());
// enable ActionBar app icon to behave as action to toggle nav drawer
getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
getActionBar().setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
// ActionBarDrawerToggle ties together the the proper interactions
// between the sliding drawer and the action bar app icon
mDrawerToggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(
this, /* host Activity */
mDrawerLayout, /* DrawerLayout object */
R.drawable.ic_drawer, /* nav drawer image to replace 'Up' caret */
R.string.drawer_open, /* "open drawer" description for accessibility */
R.string.drawer_close /* "close drawer" description for accessibility */
) {
public void onDrawerClosed(View view) {
getActionBar().setTitle(mTitle);
invalidateOptionsMenu(); // creates call to onPrepareOptionsMenu()
}
public void onDrawerOpened(View drawerView) {
getActionBar().setTitle(mDrawerTitle);
invalidateOptionsMenu(); // creates call to onPrepareOptionsMenu()
}
};
mDrawerLayout.setDrawerListener(mDrawerToggle);
}
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
Log.e("XXX","CALLED");
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
/* Called whenever we call invalidateOptionsMenu() */
#Override
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// If the nav drawer is open, hide action items related to the content view
boolean drawerOpen = mDrawerLayout.isDrawerOpen(mDrawerList);
menu.findItem(R.id.action_compose).setVisible(true);
menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).setVisible(true);
return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// The action bar home/up action should open or close the drawer.
// ActionBarDrawerToggle will take care of this.
if (mDrawerToggle.onOptionsItemSelected(item)) {
return true;
}
// Handle action buttons
switch(item.getItemId()) {
/*case R.id.action_websearch:
// create intent to perform web search for this planet
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_WEB_SEARCH);
intent.putExtra(SearchManager.QUERY, getActionBar().getTitle());
// catch event that there's no activity to handle intent
if (intent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
startActivity(intent);
} else {
Toast.makeText(this, R.string.app_not_available, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
return true;*/
default:
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
/* The click listner for ListView in the navigation drawer */
private class DrawerItemClickListener implements ListView.OnItemClickListener {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
selectItem(position);
}
}
private void selectItem(int position) {
mDrawerList.setItemChecked(position, true);
setTitle(mPlanetTitles[position]);
mDrawerLayout.closeDrawer(mDrawerList);
}
#Override
public void setTitle(CharSequence title) {
mTitle = title;
getActionBar().setTitle(mTitle);
}
/**
* When using the ActionBarDrawerToggle, you must call it during
* onPostCreate() and onConfigurationChanged()...
*/
#Override
protected void onPostCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onPostCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Sync the toggle state after onRestoreInstanceState has occurred.
mDrawerToggle.syncState();
}
#Override
public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
// Pass any configuration change to the drawer toggls
mDrawerToggle.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
}
}
And here is my Menu main.xml
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="#+id/action_search"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_drawer"
android:title="TEST"/>
<item android:id="#+id/action_compose"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_drawer"
android:title="TEST" />
</menu>

Try to add app name-space like this:
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
And when add showAsAction property for every your item like this:
app:showAsAction="always"
Result main.xml:
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<item android:id="#+id/action_search"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_drawer"
android:title="TEST"
app:showAsAction="always"/>
<item android:id="#+id/action_compose"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_drawer"
android:title="TEST"
app:showAsAction="always"/>
</menu>

Error when removing a drawable icon

I want to get rid of the drawer icon. It's called ic_drawer in my project. And when I go to my MainActivity.java and remove R.drawable.ic_drawer, //nav menu toggle icon
I get something that looks like this.
Here's my full code:
package com.colourity.snatsh;
import com.colourity.snatsh.R;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import com.colourity.snatsh.adapter.NavDrawerListAdapter;
import com.colourity.snatsh.model.NavDrawerItem;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.Fragment;
import android.app.FragmentManager;
import android.content.res.Configuration;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.ActionBarDrawerToggle;
import android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ListView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private DrawerLayout mDrawerLayout;
private ListView mDrawerList;
private ActionBarDrawerToggle mDrawerToggle;
// nav drawer title
private CharSequence mDrawerTitle;
// used to store app title
private CharSequence mTitle;
// slide menu items
private String[] navMenuTitles;
private TypedArray navMenuIcons;
private ArrayList<NavDrawerItem> navDrawerItems;
private NavDrawerListAdapter adapter;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
mTitle=mDrawerTitle=getTitle();
// load slide menu items
navMenuTitles=getResources().getStringArray(R.array.nav_drawer_items);
// nav drawer icons from resources
navMenuIcons=getResources()
.obtainTypedArray(R.array.nav_drawer_icons);
mDrawerLayout=(DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
mDrawerList=(ListView) findViewById(R.id.list_slidermenu);
navDrawerItems=new ArrayList<NavDrawerItem>();
// adding nav drawer items to array
// Home
navDrawerItems.add(new NavDrawerItem(navMenuTitles[0], navMenuIcons.getResourceId(0, -1)));
// Find People
navDrawerItems.add(new NavDrawerItem(navMenuTitles[1], navMenuIcons.getResourceId(1, -1)));
// Photos
navDrawerItems.add(new NavDrawerItem(navMenuTitles[2], navMenuIcons.getResourceId(2, -1)));
// Communities, Will add a counter here
navDrawerItems.add(new NavDrawerItem(navMenuTitles[3], navMenuIcons.getResourceId(3, -1)));
// Pages
navDrawerItems.add(new NavDrawerItem(navMenuTitles[4], navMenuIcons.getResourceId(4, -1)));
// What's hot, We will add a counter here
navDrawerItems.add(new NavDrawerItem(navMenuTitles[5], navMenuIcons.getResourceId(5, -1) ));
// Recycle the typed array
navMenuIcons.recycle();
mDrawerList.setOnItemClickListener(new SlideMenuClickListener());
// setting the nav drawer list adapter
adapter=new NavDrawerListAdapter(getApplicationContext(),
navDrawerItems);
mDrawerList.setAdapter(adapter);
// enabling action bar app icon and behaving it as toggle button
getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
getActionBar().setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
mDrawerToggle=new ActionBarDrawerToggle(this, mDrawerLayout,
R.drawable.ic_drawer, //nav menu toggle icon
R.string.app_name, // nav drawer open - description for accessibility
R.string.app_name // nav drawer close - description for accessibility
) {
public void onDrawerClosed(View view) {
getActionBar().setTitle(mTitle);
// calling onPrepareOptionsMenu() to show action bar icons
invalidateOptionsMenu();
}
};
mDrawerLayout.setDrawerListener(mDrawerToggle);
if (savedInstanceState==null) {
// on first time display view for first nav item
displayView(0);
}
}
/**
* Slide menu item click listener
* */
private class SlideMenuClickListener implements
ListView.OnItemClickListener {
#Override
public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position,
long id) {
// display view for selected nav drawer item
displayView(position);
}
}
/**
* Diplaying fragment view for selected nav drawer list item
* */
private void displayView(int position) {
// update the main content by replacing fragments
Fragment fragment=null;
switch (position) {
case 0:
fragment=new HomeFragment();
break;
case 1:
fragment=new FindPeopleFragment();
break;
case 2:
fragment=new PhotosFragment();
break;
case 3:
fragment=new CommunityFragment();
break;
case 4:
fragment=new PagesFragment();
break;
case 5:
fragment=new WhatsHotFragment();
break;
default:
break;
}
if (fragment!=null) {
FragmentManager fragmentManager=getFragmentManager();
fragmentManager.beginTransaction()
.replace(R.id.frame_container, fragment).commit();
// update selected item and title, then close the drawer
mDrawerList.setItemChecked(position, true);
mDrawerList.setSelection(position);
setTitle(navMenuTitles[position]);
mDrawerLayout.closeDrawer(mDrawerList);
} else {
// error in creating fragment
Log.e("MainActivity", "Error in creating fragment");
}
}
#Override
public void setTitle(CharSequence title) {
mTitle=title;
getActionBar().setTitle(mTitle);
}
/**
* When using the ActionBarDrawerToggle, you must call it during
* onPostCreate() and onConfigurationChanged()...
*/
#Override
protected void onPostCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onPostCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Sync the toggle state after onRestoreInstanceState has occurred.
mDrawerToggle.syncState();
}
#Override
public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
// Pass any configuration change to the drawer toggls
mDrawerToggle.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
}
}

ActionBarDrawerToggle constructor is expecting another argument.You are passing only 4 arguments. If you want to get rid of that drawer icon pass a transparent image.
mDrawerToggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(this, mDrawerLayout,
R.drawable.transparent_image, //transparent image
R.string.app_name, // nav drawer open - description for accessibility
R.string.app_name // nav drawer close - description for accessibility
)

You have wrong number of parameters. Provide additional one.
R.id.transparent_image for instance.