NULL menu bar in CAknViewAppUi (3rd edition)

[iulian_moldovan]

My AppUi class is derived from CAknViewAppUi:

class CMobile8AppUi : public CAknViewAppUi

I want to display a context menu when I push the joystick (EStdKeyDevice3):

CEikMenuBar* crtMenuBar = iEikonEnv->AppUiFactory()->MenuBar();
crtMenuBar->SetMenuTitleResourceId(R_MENUBAR_CTX);

if(iEikonEnv->AppUiFactory()->MenuBar())
{
	iEikonEnv->AppUiFactory()->MenuBar()->StopDisplayingMenuBar();
}

if(iEikonEnv->AppUiFactory()->MenuBar())
{
	iEikonEnv->AppUiFactory()->MenuBar()->TryDisplayMenuBarL();
}

iEikonEnv->AppUiFactory()->MenuBar()->SetMenuTitleResourceId(R_MENUBAR_MAIN);

But the menubar is NULL and my application closes:

CEikMenuBar* crtMenuBar = iEikonEnv->AppUiFactory()->MenuBar()
//crtMenuBar is NULL !!!

Is there a problem with the fact that my appUI is derived from CAknViewAppUi and not from CAknAppUi ?

How to get that menubar?

Please help!

[david.caabeiro]

Try defining also a menubar in your EIK_APP_INFO structure (in the resource file)

[iulian_moldovan]

I fixed it by getting the menu from the view.

[thomasleets]

Hi,

I am facing the same problem, i try to get menubar from the view's constructor and it is giving me NULL. Can you give me some pointers..

iMenuBar = iEikonEnv->AppUiFactory()->MenuBar(); <- returning NULL
iMenuPaneRect = iMenuBar->Size();

Regards,
Thomas

[iulian_moldovan]

Hi,

I am facing the same problem, i try to get menubar from the view's constructor and it is giving me NULL. Can you give me some pointers..

iMenuBar = iEikonEnv->AppUiFactory()->MenuBar(); <- returning NULL
iMenuPaneRect = iMenuBar->Size();

Regards,
Thomas

As PushL said: Try defining also a menubar in your EIK_APP_INFO structure (in the resource file)
And I'm not sure ContructL is the right place where to get the menuBar. Are you sure it's construction was finalized?

[neomaxpayne]

I am also having the same problem. I have to display camera view and a menu bar when I open the application. But I only get the camera view and menu bar is hidden. I have checked the application on emulator and on pressing Ctrl+1 (softkey options) the menu bar displays the options, but it's a problem on touchphone where menu bar is hidden.
My AppUi is inherited from CAknViewAppUi and AppView is inherited CCoecontrol. And I don't want to change any of these inheritance.

I have tried putting below code in AppUi::ConstructL (after BaseconstructL(EAknEnableSkin)) and in AppView::ConstructL ( after ActivateL()) but none works
CEikMenuBar* crtMenuBar = iEikonEnv->AppUiFactory()->MenuBar();
crtMenuBar->SetMenuTitleResourceId(R_MENUBAR); //R_MENUBAR is defined in RESOURCE EIK_APP_INFO

Hoping to get some answers

[symbianyucca]

I am also having the same problem. I have to display camera view and a menu bar when I open the application. But I only get the camera view and menu bar is hidden. I have checked the application on emulator and on pressing Ctrl+1 (softkey options) the menu bar displays the options, but it's a problem on touchphone where menu bar is hidden.
My AppUi is inherited from CAknViewAppUi and AppView is inherited CCoecontrol. And I don't want to change any of these inheritance.

I have tried putting below code in AppUi::ConstructL (after BaseconstructL(EAknEnableSkin)) and in AppView::ConstructL ( after ActivateL()) but none works
CEikMenuBar* crtMenuBar = iEikonEnv->AppUiFactory()->MenuBar();
crtMenuBar->SetMenuTitleResourceId(R_MENUBAR); //R_MENUBAR is defined in RESOURCE EIK_APP_INFO

Hoping to get some answers

You are likely using different device than with teh original query. This thread was last updated 6 years ago, so instead of popping up really old threads, you should consider starting new ones.

All and all, if you are not using views (i.e. you are indeed using just containers), you should not use CAknViewAppUi, instead simply use CAknAppUi

[neomaxpayne]

I had the same problem so I thought I shouldn't make duplicate posts and replied on this one.
Anyway I couldn't get through that problem and changed my view back to CAknAppUi

[symbianyucca]

ok, Can you check that you are really using CAknAppUi, and the views used in it are indeed CCoeControl based, and there are no CAknViews etc. used in any place ?

The check that your views are only using ClientRect() given from the AppUI, and not ApplicationRect(), this would be making sure that they are not overwriting the CBA's.

[neomaxpayne]

thanks yucca,
but I was having problem when I had changed to CaknViewAppUi, but I couldn't get past the NULL menu bar problem so I have changed back to CAknAppUi and it's working in it.