how to visually disable MenuItems in ActionMode

Question

In my ActionMode I disable and enable the MenuItems of a CAB depending on some conditions like:

        if (isConditionMet)) {
        MenuItem[] fileActionsToLock = { mMenu.findItem(R.id.action_share),
                mMenu.findItem(R.id.action_rename),
                mMenu.findItem(R.id.action_copy),
                mMenu.findItem(R.id.action_move) };
        for (MenuItem i : fileActionsToLock) {
            i.setEnabled(false);
        }

I would like to also disable those CAB MenuItems visually, e.g. something like changing the alpha value of their CAB icons. Is there any way to do this without actually replacing the icons by calling setIcon()?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9642990/is-it-possible-to-grey-out-not-just-disable-a-menuitem-in-android This question seems to have a few solutions. — Dave S, Mar 28 '14 at 22:19
thanks for the comment, I already figured out a simple way to do this (thus own answer) — Droidman, Mar 28 '14 at 22:20

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 28 '14 at 22:19

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never mind, I just figured out to use mMenuItem.getIcon().setAlpha(xxx); This will actually work for any kind of Menu (I guess).

answered Mar 28 '14 at 22:19

Droidman

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how to visually disable MenuItems in ActionMode

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