Gmail tablet like Actionbar items

Question

I'm trying to build an app with a split actionbar/toolbar like in the Gmail app.

Is there any view element for this behaviour or do I have to write such a toolbar myself?

The search icon is moving with the master fragment when opening the slidingDrawer.

Answer 1

To accomplish this you can add one of the new Toolbar widgets to each of your fragments layouts. The new Toolbar class was designed to be much more flexible than a traditional Actionbar and will work well in this split design. This post is a good overview for implementing a standalone Toolbar. For posterity's sake I've included the sample code for it below.

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.blah);

    Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.my_awesome_toolbar);

    // Set an OnMenuItemClickListener to handle menu item clicks
    toolbar.setOnMenuItemClickListener(new Toolbar.OnMenuItemClickListener() {
        @Override
        public boolean onMenuItemClick(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle the menu item
        return true;
        }
    });

    // Inflate a menu to be displayed in the toolbar
    toolbar.inflateMenu(R.menu.your_toolbar_menu);
}