Spinner in Toolbar Example in Android

Step: 1
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SpinToolbarActivity.java

package com.pratap.cardviews1;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener;
import android.widget.Spinner;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class SpinToolbarActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

 private Toolbar toolbar;

 private Spinner spinner_nav;

 @Override
 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
  setContentView(R.layout.spintoolbaractivity);
  toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
  spinner_nav = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner_nav);

  if (toolbar != null) {
   setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
   getSupportActionBar().setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);

  }
  addItemsToSpinner();

 }

 // add items into spinner dynamically
 public void addItemsToSpinner() {

  ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
  list.add("Top News");
  list.add("Politics");
  list.add("Business");
  list.add("Sports");
  list.add("Movies");

  // Custom ArrayAdapter with spinner item layout to set popup background

  CustomSpinnerAdapter spinAdapter = new CustomSpinnerAdapter(
    getApplicationContext(), list);

  
  
  // Default ArrayAdapter with default spinner item layout, getting some
  // view rendering problem in lollypop device, need to test in other
  // devices

  /*
   * ArrayAdapter<String> spinAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
   * android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, list);
   * spinAdapter.setDropDownViewResource
   * (android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
   */

  spinner_nav.setAdapter(spinAdapter);

  spinner_nav.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() {

   @Override
   public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> adapter, View v,
     int position, long id) {
    // On selecting a spinner item
    String item = adapter.getItemAtPosition(position).toString();

    // Showing selected spinner item
    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Selected  : " + item,
      Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
   }

   @Override
   public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub

   }
  });

 }

 @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;
 }

 @Override
 public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
  // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
  // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
  // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
  int id = item.getItemId();
  if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
   Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Settings Clicked",
     Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
   return true;
  } else if (id == R.id.action_search) {
   Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Search Clicked",
     Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
   return true;
  } else if (id == R.id.action_add) {
   Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Add Clicked",
     Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
   return true;
  } else if (id == R.id.action_delete) {
   Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Delete Clicked",
     Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
   return true;
  }
  return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
 }
}

toolbar.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar 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:id="@+id/toolbar"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="?attr/colorPrimaryDark"
    android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
    app:popupTheme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"
     >

    <Spinner
        android:id="@+id/spinner_nav"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>

spintoolbaractivity.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="#c9c9c9"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <include
        android:id="@+id/toolbar"
        layout="@layout/spintoolbar" />


</LinearLayout>

Step: 2
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CustomSpinnerAdapter.java

package com.pratap.cardviews1;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.Resources;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.TextView;

// Custom Adapter for Spinner
public class CustomSpinnerAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<String> {

 private Context context1;
 private ArrayList<String> data;
 public Resources res;
 LayoutInflater inflater;

 public CustomSpinnerAdapter(Context context, ArrayList<String> objects) {
  super(context, R.layout.spinner_row, objects);

  context1 = context;
  data = objects;

  inflater = (LayoutInflater) context1
    .getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);

 }

 @Override
 public View getDropDownView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
  return getCustomView(position, convertView, parent);
 }

 @Override
 public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
  return getCustomView(position, convertView, parent);
 }

 // This funtion called for each row ( Called data.size() times )
 public View getCustomView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {

  View row = inflater.inflate(R.layout.spinner_row, parent, false);

  TextView tvCategory = (TextView) row.findViewById(R.id.tvCategory);

  tvCategory.setText(data.get(position).toString());

  return row;
 }
}

spinner_row.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_margin="5dp"
   android:background="@drawable/spinner_selector"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tvCategory"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        android:textSize="18sp"
        />

</RelativeLayout>

values/styles.xml

<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <style name="AppTheme" parent="AppTheme.Base" />

    <style name="AppTheme.Base" parent="Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
        <!-- your app branding color for the app bar -->
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/md_teal_500_primary</item>

        <!-- darker variant for the status bar and contextual app bars -->
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/md_teal_700</item>

        <!-- theme UI controls like checkboxes and text fields -->
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/md_teal_900</item>
     
        
    </style>

</resources>

Screenshot:
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Update:
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Since the spinner dropdown is not like the new LollyPop Design like Spinner:

We need to add small code for the spinner control

 android:dropDownVerticalOffset="-52dp" for Kitkat and below

 android:dropDownVerticalOffset="0dp" for LollyPop



 <Spinner
        android:id="@+id/spinner_nav"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:dropDownVerticalOffset="@dimen/dropDownVerticalOffset" />