Hiding Option Menu

In some situation, you developed an app with optional menu but wants temporary disable it for reason. You may use .setVisible(false).

Before move on to an example, I expect you are familiar with Android Option Menu, if not, please read this this first.

I have prepared an option menu defined below

	

    
      
          android:icon="@drawable/ic_import"
          android:title="@string/importSD" />
      
      
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_export"
            android:title="@string/exportSD" />
      
      
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_exportdropbox"
            android:title="@string/exportDropbox" />
      
      
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_unlinkdropbox"
            android:title="@string/unlinkDropbox" /> 
      
      
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_babybirthday"
            android:title="@string/babyBirthday" /> 
      
      
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_info"
            android:title="@string/info" />
      
      
 

Then, when the main java, add the following class and set your desired option menu to disable

	

	boolean isLiteVersion = true;
	@Override
	public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu (Menu menu) {
		if (isLiteVersion)	{
			menu.findItem(R.id.OM_exportSD).setVisible(false);
			menu.findItem(R.id.OM_importSD).setVisible(false);
			menu.findItem(R.id.OM_exportDropbox).setVisible(false);
			menu.findItem(R.id.OM_unlinkDropbox).setVisible(false);
		}
		return true;
	}

Some of the option menu will then be be hidden.

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