Display ActionMode over Toolbar

Question

I am trying to use the android.view.ActionMode with the new android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar, in addition to the traditional android.app.ActionBar. I am able to display it with:

toolbar.startActionMode(callback);

The problem is that the ActionMode is displayed over the ActionBar, and not over the Toolbar. Is there a way to change that?

I tryied to set the following in my theme, but it does not seem to change anything:

<item name="windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>

Answer 1

Since you are using the Toolbar, I also assume you are using the AppCompatActivity and have replaced the built in ActionBar with your custom Toolbar using setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

First of all ensure you are importing the correct namespace:

import androidx.appcompat.view.ActionMode;
// Or
import android.support.v7.view.ActionMode;

and NOT

import android.view.ActionMode;

then use

_actionMode = startSupportActionMode(this);

and NOT

_actionMode = startActionMode(this);