The following snippet shows how to create a menu option list.
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public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu); menu.add(0, SHARE_ID, 0, R.string.menu_share) .setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_share); menu.add(0, HISTORY_ID, 0, R.string.menu_history) .setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_recent_history); menu.add(0, SETTINGS_ID, 0, R.string.menu_settings) .setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_preferences); menu.add(0, HELP_ID, 0, R.string.menu_help) .setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_help); menu.add(0, ABOUT_ID, 0, R.string.menu_about) .setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_info_details); return true; }