Android Application Menu Types

Android supports 3 types of Application Menus. Those are
1. Options Menu
2. Context Menu
3. Sub Menu
Options Menu :
      It is a collection of Menu items which will appear when the user invokes "Menu" button on the Android device.

 

                                                           Example for Options Menu
If the item count is <= 6 then all those are displayed properly.

If the item count is >6 then more button will appear default. If we press on the more button then remaining items will appear as shown below.

  

Context Menu :

    Context Menu is the menu which is similar to right click on your desktop computer. It means it will raise when the user tap or click on a list item it will display a menu.

Sub Menu :

    It is also a list of menu item that will appear if the user selects item in the menu item contains a nested list of menu.

   For example item 3 is having a Sub Menu.

 

Sub Menu

If you want more detail about Menus go through the following link

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/menus.html