How to make a conditional invalidateOptionsMenu() call depending on the API level in Android?

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I'm trying to update the menu buttons of my app every time one of them is pressed; in API 11+, you need to call invalidateOptionsMenu() to do this; since I want my app to be compatible with lower APIs, how do I only call this method when using api 11+?

score 103 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 05 '13 at 16:52

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Use

ActivityCompat.invalidateOptionsMenu(Activity activity)

from the compatibility library.

edited Feb 05 '13 at 16:52

Czechnology

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answered Jun 08 '12 at 00:51

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How about calling invalidateOptionsMenu() in fragment by using compatibility lib? like this getActivity().invalidateOptionsMenu(); ? – LOG_TAG Nov 20 '13 at 05:34
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It seems this is deprecated now. – lucidbrot Jan 28 '19 at 08:31

Czechnology · Answer 2 · 2013-02-24T17:53:41.560

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For the others who are looking for an answer like I was:

If you are using ActionBarSherlock and trying to refresh the action bar buttons on API <11, instead of

Activity.invalidateOptionsMenu()

you can use

SherlockActivity.supportInvalidateOptionsMenu():

edited Feb 24 '13 at 17:53

answered Feb 07 '13 at 10:20

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Error: "non-static method supportInvalidateOptionsMenu cannot be referenced from a static context" – IgorGanapolsky Aug 20 '13 at 22:45
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@IgorGanapolsky, the notation I used above is just to show it is a method of `SherlockActivity`. You have to use it on an instance of that class, so typically inside your `SherlockActivity` activity you would just use `supportInvalidateOptionsMenu()` (or `this.supportInvalidateOptionsMenu()`). – Czechnology Aug 21 '13 at 01:10
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If you're in a Fragment, it will be `getSherlockActivity().supportInvalidateOptionsMenu()` – karl Sep 19 '13 at 18:30
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The answer of @candrews did not work for me when using ActionBarSherlock, but this one does. Thank you. – Hugo Matilla Feb 07 '14 at 17:42

score 30 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 27 '13 at 00:50

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If you are extending ActionBarActivity in your class then you just need this:

supportInvalidateOptionsMenu();

answered Nov 27 '13 at 00:50

RicNjesh

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that did it for me. If you use the android.support.v7.app.ActionBar this is the right answer. – uldo Dec 18 '13 at 14:39

score 7 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 29 '12 at 21:10

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I dont think there is any need for compatibility library and so on, just do a simple

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
    invalidateOptionsMenu(); 
}

You dont need to call it before honeycomb since afaik, onPrepareOptionsMenu() called when menu button is pressed. It works for me.

answered Jul 29 '12 at 21:10

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This will not build, since both SDK_INT and invalidateOptionsMenu() are from later SDKs. – yuttadhammo Jul 30 '12 at 12:16
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well for me it compiles and works just fine and i have minSdk of froyo and targetSdk is ICS – urSus Aug 03 '12 at 02:36
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This is an excellent answer. It is true that it won't *compile* against a pre-v3 android, but it will run on old versions, just fine. – G. Blake Meike Feb 05 '13 at 16:59

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 24 '11 at 16:52

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Have you tried using a FragmentActivity from the Support Package instead of a normal activity? I believe the FramentActivity would then have the method that you need.

answered Oct 24 '11 at 16:52

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Sadly, it does not. It extends `Activity`, so if you are targeting API 11+ you "have" it, but atlas, that's the original problem. – Jason Robinson Apr 03 '12 at 16:14

score -1 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 25 '11 at 12:55

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I think I've got it... the answer was to create a new class:

public class wrapThree {
    public void invalidate(myActivity act) {
        act.invalidateOptionsMenu();
    }
}

and then call that method from myActivity if the API is 11+

At least this doesn't give errors on API < 11... still have to test it on API 11+

answered Oct 25 '11 at 12:55

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Maybe you should accept one of the proper answers, I know it's old but people still land here ;). – Mathijs Segers Jul 03 '14 at 12:06

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