13 The Toolbar
A key component of any well-designed Android app is the toolbar. The toolbar includes actions that the user can take, a new mechanism for navigation, and also provides design consistency and branding.
In this chapter, you will create a menu for CriminalIntent that will be displayed in the toolbar. This menu will have an action item that lets users add a new crime. You will also enable the Up button in the toolbar (Figure 13.1).
Figure 13.1 CriminalIntent’s toolbar
AppCompat
The toolbar component is a new addition to Android as of Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Prior to Lollipop, the action bar was the ...
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