I have my menuItem on my res/menu/student\_marks.xml file:

```
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    tools:context=".StudentMarks" >
    <item android:id="@+id/action_selected_year"
        android:title="@string/action_selected_year"
        android:showAsAction="withText|ifRoom"
        style="@style/AppTheme" />
</menu>

```

Now i need for this item to set a title.in a specific part of my app.  

I can work with a specific item in this method:  

```
onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item)

```

the problem is that i need the item 'action\_selected\_year' without of this method but in another part of my program.  
 I don't have idea how to get it.