Create Options Menu with custom actionbar/toolbar view

Question

I have already implemented a custom view for my actionbar. Along with that, I also need an OptionMenu. Is there any way to still use the default OptionMenu? I dont want to design the entire menu & its functionality myself.

BTW, my activity extends android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity

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Code to implement custom view for my actionbar

custom_action_bar.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:contentInsetEnd="0dp"
app:contentInsetStart="0dp">

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/custom_B"
        android:layout_width="60dp"
        android:layout_height="30dp" />
</LinearLayout>
</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>

I included it in my main XML:

<include
layout="@layout/custom_action_bar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

For OptionsMenu I put some logs which are never printed

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    Log.i(Constants.APP_NAME, "hello1");
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    Log.i(Constants.APP_NAME, "hello2");
}

Answer 1

Don't forget to call setSupportActionBar() in your activity.

Without this call, the associated menu methods are never called because the Activity considers that there is no Toolbar.