How to Put the Back Button in Left of my ActionBar

android, android-activity, android-layout, xml

Solution

You need to do two things. First declare this in the `onCreate` of your activity

getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

Then implement the `onOptionsItemSelected` so that it handles the home as up button click event

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    if (item.getItemId() == android.R.id.home ) {
        finish();
        return true;
    }
    // other menu select events may be present here

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

Problem

I'm building and finishing a Android App and this is one of the main things I need to Fix it up. So, I have a Action Bar styled like this: ``` <resources> <style name="MyCustomTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light"> <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/MyActionBarTheme</item> </style> <style name="MyActionBarTheme" parent="@android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar"> <item name="android:background">#F6E6E7</item> <item name="android:textSize">10sp</item> </style> <style name="CustomTabWidget"> <item name="android:textSize">15sp</item> </style> </resources> ``` And this is the layout where i put the button ``` <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" > <!-- Search, should appear as action button --> <item android:id="@+id/voltar" android:title="Voltar" android:icon="@drawable/abc_ic_ab_back_holo_light" android:showAsAction="ifRoom" /> <!-- Settings, should always be in the overflow --> </menu> ``` this Button Tittled Voltar is at the Right Side of the Action Bar.. What Should I Do to put this on Left Side? Thank you for read this

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