how to create menu in android

menu.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <!-- Single menu item

         Set id, icon and Title for each menu item

    -->

    <item android:id="@+id/menu_bookmark"

          android:icon="@drawable/icon_bookmark"

          android:title="Bookmark" />

    <item android:id="@+id/menu_save"

          android:icon="@drawable/icon_save"

          android:title="Save" />

    <item android:id="@+id/menu_search"

          android:icon="@drawable/icon_search"

          android:title="Search" />

    <item android:id="@+id/menu_share"

          android:icon="@drawable/icon_share"

          android:title="Share" />

    <item android:id="@+id/menu_delete"

          android:icon="@drawable/icon_delete"

          android:title="Delete" /> 

    <item android:id="@+id/menu_preferences"

          android:icon="@drawable/icon_preferences"

          android:title="Preferences" />

</menu>

///////////////////////////////

 // Initiating Menu XML file (menu.xml)

    @Override

    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu)

    {

        MenuInflater menuInflater = getMenuInflater();

        menuInflater.inflate(R.layout.menu, menu);

        return true;

    }

     

    /**

     * Event Handling for Individual menu item selected

     * Identify single menu item by it's id

     * */

    @Override

    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item)

    {

         

        switch (item.getItemId())

        {

        case R.id.menu_bookmark:

            // Single menu item is selected do something

            // Ex: launching new activity/screen or show alert message

            Toast.makeText(AndroidMenusActivity.this, "Bookmark is Selected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            return true;

        case R.id.menu_save:

            Toast.makeText(AndroidMenusActivity.this, "Save is Selected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            return true;

        case R.id.menu_search:

            Toast.makeText(AndroidMenusActivity.this, "Search is Selected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            return true;

        case R.id.menu_share:

            Toast.makeText(AndroidMenusActivity.this, "Share is Selected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            return true;

        case R.id.menu_delete:

            Toast.makeText(AndroidMenusActivity.this, "Delete is Selected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            return true;

        case R.id.menu_preferences:

            Toast.makeText(AndroidMenusActivity.this, "Preferences is Selected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

            return true;

        default:

            return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);

        }

    }   

}