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Use toolbar in android

  • Set the theme as Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar (it will make toggle and title color as black, to keep them white use Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar)
  • Make a separate app_bar.xml with the code

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

</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>

  • include this layout at the top in your main activity layout using this code

<include
       android:id="@+id/app_bar"
       layout="@layout/app_bar">

   </include>

  • add reference of this toolbar in mainactivity java file

Toolbar tb=(Toolbar)findViewById(R.id.app_bar);

setSupportActionBar(tb);

getSupportActionBar().setHomeButtonEnabled(true);   //to make enable back buttton and navigation drawer
getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

 

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