title: Why does the Android onCreateOptionsMenu method return super.onCreateOptionsMenu?
body: <p>As I'm new to Android programming, I've encountered another little thing that I don't understand. Why does the onCreateOptionsMenu method below <strong>return</strong> super.onCreateOptionsMenu instead of just calling super.onCreateOptionsMenu (as it's done in the onCreate method)?</p>
  
  <p>(This is from an <a href="http://developer.android.com/training/basics/actionbar/adding-buttons.html" rel="nofollow">Android tutorial</a>.)</p>
  
  <pre><code>public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
      // Inflate the menu items for use in the action bar
      MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
      inflater.inflate(R.menu.main_activity_actions, menu);
      return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><em>(I've found no duplicate question on StackOverflow. I'm probably asking a silly question or I'm just bad at searching.)</em></p>