Create OptionsMenu in /res/menu/menu.xml

/workspace/OptionsMenu/res/menu/menu.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
 <item android:id="@+id/opt1"
       android:title="Option 1" />
 <item android:id="@+id/opt2"
       android:title="Option 2" />
 <item android:id="@+id/opt3"
       android:title="Option 3" />
 <item android:id="@+id/opt4"
       android:title="Option 4" />
 <item android:id="@+id/opt5"
       android:title="Option 5" />
</menu>

/workspace/OptionsMenu/src/com/OptionsMenu/OptionsMenu.java

package com.OptionsMenu;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
import android.view.MenuItem;

public class OptionsMenu extends Activity {
 /** Called when the activity is first created. */
 @Override
 public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
     setContentView(R.layout.main);
 }

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
 // TODO Auto-generated method stub
 MenuInflater menuInflater = getMenuInflater();
 menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.menu, menu);
 return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
 // TODO Auto-generated method stub
 switch(item.getItemId()){
 case (R.id.opt1):
  break;
 case (R.id.opt2):
  break;
 case (R.id.opt3):
  break;
 case (R.id.opt4):
  break;
 case (R.id.opt5):
  break;
 }
 return true;
}
}

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