Navigation drawer Items not registering click event

Question

I am struggling to get the Navigation drawer items to register and start and intent for a new activity. The drawer opens fine and is displayed correctly but nothing happens when I click on the items in the list. Here is my code that is taken from the google tutorials.

mTitle = mDrawerTitle = getTitle();            mTitles = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.menu_items);            mDrawerLayout = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);            mDrawerList = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.left_drawer);             // set a custom shadow that overlays the main content when the drawer opens            mDrawerLayout.setDrawerShadow(R.drawable.drawer_shadow, GravityCompat.START);            // set up the drawer's list view with items and click listener            mDrawerList.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,                    R.layout.drawer_list_item, mTitles));            mDrawerList.setOnItemClickListener(new DrawerItemClickListener());             // enable ActionBar app icon to behave as action to toggle nav drawer            getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);            getActionBar().setHomeButtonEnabled(true);             // ActionBarDrawerToggle ties together the the proper interactions            // between the sliding drawer and the action bar app icon            mDrawerToggle = new ActionBarDrawerToggle(                    this,                  /* host Activity */                    mDrawerLayout,         /* DrawerLayout object */                    R.drawable.ic_drawer,  /* nav drawer image to replace 'Up' caret */                    R.string.drawer_open,  /* "open drawer" description for accessibility */                    R.string.drawer_close  /* "close drawer" description for accessibility */                    ) {                public void onDrawerClosed(View view) {                    getActionBar().setTitle(mTitle);                    invalidateOptionsMenu(); // creates call to onPrepareOptionsMenu()                }                 public void onDrawerOpened(View drawerView) {                    getActionBar().setTitle(mDrawerTitle);                    invalidateOptionsMenu(); // creates call to onPrepareOptionsMenu()                }            };            mDrawerLayout.setDrawerListener(mDrawerToggle);            // if (savedInstanceState == null) {                selectItem(0);            }          @Override        public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {            MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();            inflater.inflate(R.menu.main, menu);            return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);        }         /* Called whenever we call invalidateOptionsMenu() */        @Override        public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {            // If the nav drawer is open, hide action items related to the content view            boolean drawerOpen = mDrawerLayout.isDrawerOpen(mDrawerList);          //  menu.findItem(R.id.action_websearch).setVisible(!drawerOpen);            return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);        }         @Override        public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {             // The action bar home/up action should open or close the drawer.             // ActionBarDrawerToggle will take care of this.            if (mDrawerToggle.onOptionsItemSelected(item)) {                return true;            }                return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);                   }          /* The click listner for ListView in the navigation drawer */        private class DrawerItemClickListener implements ListView.OnItemClickListener {            @Override            public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {                selectItem(position);            }        }         private void selectItem(int position) {            switch (position) {            case 1:                new DataTask(MainActivity.this).execute();                   MainActivity.this.finish();//Set this Activity to Finish so no loop back                       Intent intent=new Intent(MainActivity.this,SplashScreen.class);                startActivity(intent);                break;            case 2:               // ft.replace(R.id.content_frame, new SecondFragment());             //  setTitle("Second");                break;            case 3:               // ft.replace(R.id.content_frame, new ThirdFragment());             //   setTitle("Third");                break;             default:                break;            }            // update selected item and title, then close the drawer            mDrawerList.setItemChecked(position, true);            //setTitle(mTitles[position]);            mDrawerLayout.closeDrawer(mDrawerList);        }         @Override        public void setTitle(CharSequence title) {            mTitle = title;            getActionBar().setTitle(mTitle);        }         /**         * When using the ActionBarDrawerToggle, you must call it during         * onPostCreate() and onConfigurationChanged()...         */         @Override        protected void onPostCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {            super.onPostCreate(savedInstanceState);            // Sync the toggle state after onRestoreInstanceState has occurred.            mDrawerToggle.syncState();        }         @Override        public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {            super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);            // Pass any configuration change to the drawer toggls            mDrawerToggle.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);        }         /**         * Fragment that appears in the "content_frame", shows a planet         */        public static class PlanetFragment extends Fragment {            public static final String ARG_PLANET_NUMBER = "planet_number";             public PlanetFragment() {                // Empty constructor required for fragment subclasses            }           //  @Override         /*   public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,                    Bundle savedInstanceState) {                View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_planet, container, false);                int i = getArguments().getInt(ARG_PLANET_NUMBER);                String planet = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.planets_array)[i];                 int imageId = getResources().getIdentifier(planet.toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault()),                                "drawable", getActivity().getPackageName());                ((ImageView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.image)).setImageResource(imageId);                getActivity().setTitle(planet);                return rootView;                      */            } 

If you can provide any help that would be great as I am really pulling my hair out on this. Thank you.

Answer 1

The problem is the z ordering. When you expand the list in onDrawerOpened put:

mDrawerList.bringToFront(); mDrawerLayout.requestLayout(); 

In this post explain the problem and how fix it: http://vardhan-justlikethat.blogspot.com.es/2014/05/android-custom-navigation-drawer-not.html

Answer 2

Fixed a similar issue by adding drawerView.bringToFront(); to

@Override public void onDrawerOpened(View drawerView) {  }