How to check if drop down menu of ActionBar is active?

How to check if drop down menu of ActionBar is active

• I'm using the ActionBar extending from the AppCompatActivity. How can I check, if the dropdown menu of the ActionBar is opened at the moment. I've tried it in this method. But it does not fire if I open the drop down menu: @Override public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) { Intent intent = new Intent(); Log.i("ActionBar", "ActionBar dropdown is open at this moment"); switch (item.getItemId()) { case R.id.preferences: intent.setClass(StartupActivity.this, PreferencesActivity.class); startActivityForResult(intent, 0); return true; case R.id.info: intent.setClass(StartupActivity.this, InformationActivity.class); startActivityForResult(intent, 0); return true; case R.id.contact: intent.setClass(StartupActivity.this, ContactActivity.class); startActivityForResult(intent, 0); return true; default: return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item); } } It only fires, if I click on an item of the drop down menu. But I want to check, if the user clicks on the three-dot menu.

• Answer:

  Try the following method: @Override public boolean onMenuOpened(int featureId, Menu menu) { // menu is open return super.onMenuOpened(featureId, menu); }