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What is the difference between onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) and onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu)?

Explain difference between onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) and onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu).

Solution

  • onCreateOptionsMenu() is called once.
    onPrepareOptionsMenu() is called every time the menu opens.

    From the onCreateOptionsMenu() documentation:

    This is only called once, the first time the options menu is displayed. To update the menu every time it is displayed, see onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu).