How to add custom layout in honeycomb ActionBar in android

Step1: Create your customview

e.g: sample_custom_layout.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

      android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">

      <Button android:visibility="visible" android:text=""

            android:id="@+id/button" android:layout_width="wrap_content"

            android:layout_height="wrap_content"

            android:paddingRight="10dp" android:paddingLeft="10dp"></Button>

</LinearLayout>

Step2 : Put the below code on your activity OnCreate() method

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

            // TODO Auto-generated method stub

            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

ActionBar bar= getActionBar();

View actionCustomView = getLayoutInflater().inflate(

                        R.layout. sample_custom_layout,null);

            bar.setCustomView(actionCustomView, new ActionBar.LayoutParams(

                        LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,

                        Gravity.RIGHT));

           

            int change = bar.getDisplayOptions() ^ ActionBar.DISPLAY_SHOW_CUSTOM;

            bar.setDisplayOptions(change, ActionBar.DISPLAY_SHOW_CUSTOM | ActionBar.DISPLAY_USE_LOGO);

}