How to display menu item with icon and text in AppCompatActivity

Question

I tried different combinations in xml file:

<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=".MainActivity">     <item         android:id="@+id/action_create_alarm"         android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_accept"         android:orderInCategory="100"         android:title="@string/menu_create_alarm"         app:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText" /> </menu> 

or

<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=".MainActivity">     <item         android:id="@+id/action_create_alarm"         android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_accept"         android:orderInCategory="100"         android:title="@string/menu_create_alarm"         app:showAsAction="always|withText" /> </menu> 

or

<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=".MainActivity">     <item         android:id="@+id/action_create_alarm"         android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_accept"         android:orderInCategory="100"         android:title="@string/menu_create_alarm"         app:showAsAction="withText" /> </menu> 

or

<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=".MainActivity">     <item         android:id="@+id/action_create_alarm"         android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_accept"         android:orderInCategory="100"         android:title="@string/menu_create_alarm"         android:showAsAction="always|withText" /> </menu> 

I tried to set it programmaticly

@Override     public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater){         MenuItem item = menu.add(R.string.menu_create_alarm);         item.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT|MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);         item.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_action_accept);         item.setOnMenuItemClickListener(             new OnMenuItemClickListener(){                  @Override                 public boolean onMenuItemClick(MenuItem item){                     saveAlarm();                     return true;                 }             }         );   //      inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_create_alarm, menu);         super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);      } 

or

<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=".MainActivity">     <item         android:id="@+id/action_create_alarm"         android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_accept"         android:orderInCategory="100"         android:title="@string/menu_create_alarm"         android:showAsAction="always|withText"         app:showAsAction="always|withText" /> </menu> 

However, Only Icon appears. And there is planty of room, cause I did not set toolbar title. Removing menues and replasing them with button inside toolbar is not sutable.
How to display text?

Answer 1

@Override     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {         // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. //        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_patient_home_screen, menu);           menu.add(0, 1, 1, menuIconWithText(getResources().getDrawable(R.mipmap.user_2), getResources().getString(R.string.action_profile)));         menu.add(0, 2, 2, menuIconWithText(getResources().getDrawable(R.mipmap.add_user), getResources().getString(R.string.action_add_user)));         menu.add(0, 3, 3, menuIconWithText(getResources().getDrawable(R.mipmap.switch_profile), getResources().getString(R.string.action_switch_profile)));         menu.add(0, 4, 4, menuIconWithText(getResources().getDrawable(R.mipmap.logout), getResources().getString(R.string.action_sign_out)));         return true;     }      @Override     public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {         // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will         // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long         // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.         int id = item.getItemId();          //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement         switch (item.getItemId()) {             case 1:                 Toast.makeText(PatientHomeScreen.this, "Profile is Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();                 return true;             case 2:                 Toast.makeText(PatientHomeScreen.this, "Add New User is Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();                 return true;             case 3:                 Toast.makeText(PatientHomeScreen.this, "Switch Profile is Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();                 return true;             case 4:                 Toast.makeText(PatientHomeScreen.this, "Sign Out is Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();                 return true;         }          return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);     }      private CharSequence menuIconWithText(Drawable r, String title) {          r.setBounds(0, 0, r.getIntrinsicWidth(), r.getIntrinsicHeight());         SpannableString sb = new SpannableString("    " + title);         ImageSpan imageSpan = new ImageSpan(r, ImageSpan.ALIGN_BOTTOM);         sb.setSpan(imageSpan, 0, 1, Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);          return sb;     } 

Hope this will help you