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Image Icon with Action Bar's Option Menu Item

I want to display Action Bar's Option Menu items with Image Icon like one we use in Navigation Drawer Bar.

Right now, My app option menu is showing as below :
How do I display Image icon with Item 1, Item 2 etc.

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Solution

  • Below code solved my issue. from this link : How To show icons in Overflow menu in ActionBar

    <item
    android:id="@+id/empty"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_overflow"
    android:orderInCategory="101"
    android:showAsAction="always">
    <menu>
        <item
            android:id="@+id/action_show_ir_list"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_friendslist"
            android:showAsAction="always|withText"
            android:title="List"/>
    </menu>
</item>