Where to put common actions on the screen in Android

1. Where is the action bar on my Android phone?
2. How do I add an action bar to my Android?
3. How to use action view in Android?

Where is the action bar on my Android phone?

Android ActionBar is a menu bar that runs across the top of the activity screen in android. Android ActionBar can contain menu items which become visible when the user clicks the “menu” button.

How do I add an action bar to my Android?

Right-click on the res folder and selects New -> Directory. Give the name “menu” to the new directory. Further, create a new Menu Resource File by right click on the menu directory. As the ActionBar is being created for the main Activity, type the name as “main” to the Menu Resource File.

How to use action view in Android?

To add an action view, create an <item> element in the toolbar's menu resource, as Add Action Buttons describes. Add one of the following two attributes to the <item> element: actionViewClass : The class of a widget that implements the action. actionLayout : A layout resource describing the action's components.