Here is source code of the Program to add Action to Home Icon using set the parentActivityName in Android. The program is successfully compiled and run on a Windows system using Eclipse Ide. The program output is also shown below.
Main Activity
package com.example.set_parent_name; import android.os.Bundle; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Intent; import android.content.IntentFilter; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Button; public class MainActivity extends Activity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); Button launch_act = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1); launch_act.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), Second.class); startActivity(intent); } }); } @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu); return true; } }
Second
package com.example.set_parent_name; import android.os.Bundle; import android.app.Activity; import android.view.Menu; public class Second extends Activity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_second); } @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.second, menu); return true; } }
Notice the android:parentActivityName attribute of the second Activity defined here.
Manifest
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.example.set_parent_name" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0" > <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="18" /> <application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" > <activity android:name="com.example.set_parent_name.MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> <activity android:name="com.example.set_parent_name.Second" android:label="@string/title_activity_second" android:parentActivityName="android.intent.action.MAIN" > </activity> </application> </manifest>