I am currently facing an issue with the display of the main menu in my Android activity, specifically in the activity_welcome.xml layout file.
After a user logs in, they are directed to the activity_welcome page, which should display a welcome message followed by a menu of options. The menu is implemented using a DrawerLayout with a NavigationView.
The issue: The welcome message (within a RelativeLayout) displays correctly, but the menu does not appear on the screen.
Below are the relevant XML layout files:
activity_welcome.xml: This layout file contains the DrawerLayout and the NavigationView for the menu.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:visibility="visible">
<!-- Content View -->
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:visibility="visible"><!---->
<!-- Large Welcome Text -->
<TextView
android:id="@+id/welcomeText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="32dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Welcome [User Name]"
android:textSize="24sp"
android:textStyle="bold" /><!---->
<!-- User Information -->
<TextView
android:id="@+id/userNameText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/welcomeText"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
android:text="User Name: "
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/userEmailText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/userNameText"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
android:text="Email: "
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/userIdText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/userEmailText"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
android:text="User ID: "
android:textSize="18sp" /><!---->
</RelativeLayout><!---->
<!-- Navigation Drawer -->
<com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView
android:id="@+id/nav_view"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
app:headerLayout="@layout/nav_header"
app:menu="@menu/drawer_menu"
/>
</androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout>
nav_header.xml: This is the layout for the header of the navigation view.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!-- nav_header.xml -->
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="160dp"
>
<!-- Your app's logo or an icon -->
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/nav_header_icon"
android:layout_width="96dp"
android:layout_height="96dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:src="@mipmap/ic_launcher" />
<!-- A title or app name -->
<TextView
android:id="@+id/nav_header_title"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/nav_header_icon"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="SongTracker"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</RelativeLayout>
drawer_menu.xml: This file defines the menu items in the navigation view.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!-- nav_header.xml -->
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="160dp"
>
<!-- Your app's logo or an icon -->
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/nav_header_icon"
android:layout_width="96dp"
android:layout_height="96dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:src="@mipmap/ic_launcher" />
<!-- A title or app name -->
<TextView
android:id="@+id/nav_header_title"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/nav_header_icon"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="SongTracker"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</RelativeLayout>
And just to cover all bases - here is my themes.xml
<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="Theme.SongTracker" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.DarkActionBar">
<!-- Primary brand color. -->
<item name="colorPrimary">@color/purple_500</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryVariant">@color/purple_700</item>
<item name="colorOnPrimary">@color/white</item>
<!-- Secondary brand color. -->
<item name="colorSecondary">@color/teal_200</item>
<item name="colorSecondaryVariant">@color/teal_700</item>
<item name="colorOnSecondary">@color/black</item>
<!-- Status bar color. -->
<item name="android:statusBarColor">?attr/colorPrimaryVariant</item>
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
</style>
<style name="SplashTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
<item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/splash_background</item>
</style>
<style name="BackgroundLightGray" parent="Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
<item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/light_gray</item>
</style>
<style name="OrangeTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
<item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/orange</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.NavigationView" parent="Base.Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="android:background">@color/black</item>
<item name="android:textColor">@color/white</item>
</style>
</resources>
Troubleshooting Steps Taken:
I have ensured that the visibility attributes (android:visibility) for both the DrawerLayout and the RelativeLayout are set to "visible".
I have defined a custom theme (AppTheme.NavigationView) for the
NavigationView to specify text and background colors (see themes.xml above).
reviewed my layout hierarchy using Android Studio's Layout
Inspector and didn't find any overlapping views or issues.
tested the app on different emulators and devices to rule out device-specific problems.
reviewed my Java code for any programmatic conditions
affecting the visibility of the NavigationView.
Request for Assistance:
I kindly request assistance in identifying and resolving the issue causing the main menu not to display in the activity_welcome layout. Any insights, suggestions, or troubleshooting steps would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your help!
First menu xml files is different from layout files and you just have to change it and make it like this i mean drawer_menu.xml:
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:id="@+id/your_id"
android:title="Title"
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:showAsAction="always" />
</menu>
and add openDrawer attribute in the drawer layout:
<androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
tools:openDrawer="start">