Move drawer to top (above ActionBar).

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    //call in onCreate()
    private void moveDrawerToTop() {
        DrawerLayout drawer = (DrawerLayout) layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.left_drawer, null); // "null" is important.

        // HACK: "steal" the first child of left_drawer view
        ViewGroup decor = (ViewGroup) getWindow().getDecorView();
        View child = decor.getChildAt(0);
        decor.removeView(child);
        LinearLayout container = (LinearLayout) drawer.findViewById(R.id.drawer_content); // This is the container we defined just now.
        container.addView(child, 0);
        drawer.findViewById(R.id.left_drawer).setPadding(0, getStatusBarHeight(), 0, 0);

        // Make the drawer replace the first child
        decor.addView(drawer);
    }

    public int getStatusBarHeight() {
        int result = 0;
        int resourceId = getResources().getIdentifier("status_bar_height", "dimen", "android");
        if (resourceId > 0) {
            result = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(resourceId);
        }
        return result;
    }