how to change option menu background color

Question

I am trying to change option menu background , but there is white space top and bottom
my toolbar style

 app:popupTheme="@style/ThemeOverlay.MyTheme"
   <style name="ThemeOverlay.MyTheme" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light">
        <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>

        <!-- To change the popup menu and app text color  -->
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/white</item>

        <!-- To change the background of options menu-->
        <item name="android:itemBackground">@color/black</item>
    </style>

Example:

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Does this answer your question? [How to change the background color of the options menu?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2944244/how-to-change-the-background-color-of-the-options-menu) — Hossein, Jun 11 '21 at 17:58

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 09 '21 at 13:26

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Create style for menu in your app style and add that entry in theme of your app don't forgot to add that theme in you menifest's Application tag

android:theme="@style/AppTheme"

answered Jun 09 '21 at 13:26

kamlesh parmar

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 10 '21 at 07:21

There problem with the material theme

 <style name="Theme.MyApplication" parent="Theme.AppCompat.DayNight.DarkActionBar">
        <item name="android:itemBackground">@color/bluish_green</item>
    </style>

    <style name="ThemeOverlay.MyTheme" parent="Theme.MyApplication">
        <!-- To change the popup menu and app text color  -->
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/white</item>
        <!-- To change the background of options menu-->
        <item name="android:itemBackground">@color/black</item>
        <item name="android:popupBackground">@color/black</item>
        <item name="android:drawablePadding">0dp</item>
        <item name="android:dividerHeight">1dp</item>

    </style>

how to change option menu background color

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