android - How to use CheckBox in Options Menu








MainActivity.java



package com.cfsuman.androidtutorials;

import android.graphics.Color;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.TextView;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;


public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private TextView mTextView;
private boolean mIsBold = false;
private boolean mIsItalic = false;
private boolean mIsUnderlined = false;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

// Get the widgets reference from XML layout
mTextView = findViewById(R.id.textView);

// Update textView
updateTextView();
}


@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu){
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.toolbar_options_menu, menu);
return true;
}



@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item){
int id = item.getItemId();

if (id == R.id.blue){
mTextView.setTextColor(Color.BLUE);
updateTextView();
return true;
}else if (id == R.id.bold){
// Toggle item is checked state
item.setChecked(!item.isChecked());
mIsBold = item.isChecked();
updateTextView();
return true;
}else if (id == R.id.italic){
item.setChecked(!item.isChecked());
mIsItalic = item.isChecked();
updateTextView();
return true;
}else if (id == R.id.underline){
item.setChecked(!item.isChecked());
mIsUnderlined = item.isChecked();
updateTextView();
return true;
}else {
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}



// Method to update text view text
private void updateTextView(){
mTextView.setText(
"Bold Text Checked ?: " + mIsBold
+ "\n\nItalic Text Checked ?: " + mIsItalic
+ "\n\nUnderlined Text Checked ?: "
+ mIsUnderlined
);
}
}






activity_main.xml




<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#DCDCDC"
android:padding="24dp">

<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:fontFamily="sans-serif"
android:textSize="24sp"
android:textStyle="italic"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
tools:text="TextView" />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>





res/menu/toolbar_options_menu.xml



<?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/blue"
android:title="Blue"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_palette"
app:showAsAction="always|withText"
android:orderInCategory="1"
/>
<item
android:id="@+id/bold"
android:title="Bold Text"
app:showAsAction="never"
android:orderInCategory="2"
android:checkable="true"
/>
<item
android:id="@+id/italic"
android:title="Italic Text"
app:showAsAction="never"
android:orderInCategory="3"
android:checkable="true"
/>
<item
android:id="@+id/underline"
android:title="Underlined Text"
app:showAsAction="never"
android:orderInCategory="4"
android:checkable="true"
/>
</menu>