Draw line between menu items

Question

I am not using a navigation drawer . I only am using a menu.xml and i want to draw a line separating between these items. I am sure that the line is drawn but i think its color is white so i cannot see it , how can i change its color? Thank you

<menu 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"
    tools:context="com.orangelabs.crypto.blindstorage.android.poc.HomeActivity">


    <group android:checkableBehavior="none"
        android:id="@+id/group1">
    <item android:id="@+id/action_disconnect"
        android:title="@string/action_disconnect"
        app:showAsAction="never"/>
    <item android:id="@+id/action_upload"
        android:title="@string/action_upload"
        app:showAsAction="never">

    <menu>
        <item android:id="@+id/action_chiffre"
            android:title="@string/action_chiffre"
            app:showAsAction="never"/>
        <item android:id="@+id/action_non_chiffre"
            android:title="@string/action_non_chiffre"
            app:showAsAction="never"/>
    </menu>
</item>

    <item android:id="@+id/action_create_folder"
        android:title="@string/action_create_folder"
        app:showAsAction="never"/>
</group>
    <group android:checkableBehavior="none"
        android:id="@+id/group2">
        <item android:id="@+id/action_logs"
            android:title="@string/a_propos"
            app:showAsAction="never"/>

    </group>


</menu>

Try a custom separator line by creating a `view` with `width = match_parent` and `height = 1 or 2`. Sorry i'm not sure this works on `menu`, i have nothing on me now for testing it but may be ;). — Phạm Lam, May 30 '17 at 15:22

score -3 · Answer 1 · answered May 30 '17 at 16:01

-3

<View
android:height="1dp"
android:width="match_parent"
android: background="@android:color/grey"
/>

This is for navigation drawer, use this code in between the items.

For menu items, check this link: How to add line divider for menu item Android

answered May 30 '17 at 16:01

I have tried this as well , using another layout as action_layout , but the divider doesn't seem to appear .... – test appli May 30 '17 at 16:07

score -4 · Answer 2 · 2017-05-30T15:48:06.673

-4

<View
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:background="@android:color/darker_gray"
/>

Use this code inbetween the menu items.

edited May 30 '17 at 15:48

answered May 30 '17 at 15:22

I get this error: Error:(30, 24) String types not allowed (at 'width' with value 'match_parent'). – test appli May 30 '17 at 15:28
Edited. Small mistake. Also I think a gray shade would look better than black. – May 30 '17 at 15:48
Thank you but it doesn't work. I do not see any change in my menu – test appli May 30 '17 at 15:53

Draw line between menu items

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