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Searchview interfering with other buttons

I have a searchview next to a filter button, but ever time I click on the other button the searchview also listens and expands, here is a snippet of the before How the buttons are positioned
When filter button is clicked
and here is my menu layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<item
android:id="#+id/action_search"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_search_black_24dp"
android:title="#string/search"
app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"
app:showAsAction="ifRoom|collapseActionView" />
<item
android:id="#+id/action_sort"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_filter_list_black_24dp"
android:title="#string/Sort"
app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"
app:showAsAction="ifRoom|collapseActionView" />
</menu>
my Java code:
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
inflater.inflate(R.menu.activty_ecommerce_sort, menu);
SearchManager manager = (SearchManager) getContext().getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
final SearchView search = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).getActionView();
search.setSearchableInfo(manager.getSearchableInfo(getActivity().getComponentName()));
search.setActivated(true);
search.setQueryHint("Search");
search.onActionViewExpanded();
search.setIconified(false);
search.clearFocus();
search.setOnQueryTextListener(this);
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem menuItem) {
int id = menuItem.getItemId();
switch (id){
case R.id.action_sort:
filterDailog();
break;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(menuItem);
}
Anyone have an idea where the issue is?

You need to remove app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView" from sort item.
<item
android:id="#+id/action_sort"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_filter_list_black_24dp"
android:title="#string/Sort"
app:showAsAction="ifRoom|collapseActionView" />
instead of;
<item
android:id="#+id/action_sort"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_filter_list_black_24dp"
android:title="#string/Sort"
app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"
app:showAsAction="ifRoom|collapseActionView" />

Showing android.support.v7.widget.SearchView at right align

I'm trying to move the SearchView to the right on the toolbar but it's not working. Here is how I set the alignment in onCreateOptionsMenu:
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
MenuItem searchViewItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) searchViewItem.getActionView();
searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
searchView.setLayoutParams(new Toolbar.LayoutParams(Gravity.RIGHT));
return true;
}
menu.xml
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<item
android:id="#+id/action_search"
android:title="#string/action_search"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_action_search"
app:showAsAction="always"
app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"/>
</menu>
Here is a demo image which shows how the SearchView currently appears:

Wrong menuitem found when fragment changes in Android

I have the following menu in the main fragment that contains a list:
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<item
app:showAsAction="always|collapseActionView"
android:icon="#android:drawable/ic_menu_search"
android:id="#+id/menu_item_search"
app:actionViewClass="android.widget.SearchView"
android:title="Search"
android:iconifiedByDefault="true"/>
</menu>
It has the necessary setting in the onCreate:
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
Its onCreateOptionsMenu:
getActivity().getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu,inflater);
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) ((MenuBuilder)menu).getActionItems().get(0).getActionView();
if(searchView!=null)
{
searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getActivity().getComponentName()));
searchView.setSubmitButtonEnabled(false);
searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(this);
}
When I click an item, a new fragment opens and it has a different menu:
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<item android:id="#+id/action_Save"
android:title="#string/action_Save"
android:orderInCategory="100"
app:showAsAction="always"
android:icon="#android:drawable/ic_menu_save"
/>
</menu>
Its onCreateOptionsMenu:
getActivity().getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_fragment_second, menu);
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
If I press Back:
if (getFragmentManager().getBackStackEntryCount() > 0)
getFragmentManager().popBackStack();
my first fragment opens and tries to find its SearchView.
It can't find it as the menu of the second fragment is checked and it finds only the Save item.
What should I do to make it work?

You need to call invalidateOptionsMenu() to reset your menu for the fragment.

I had to change how the menuitem was found.
Instead of this:
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) ((MenuBuilder)menu).getActionItems().get(0).getActionView();
I use now this:
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.menu_item_search).getActionView();
This way it works.

Android: menu displaying at screen bottom

I was trying to create a menu, and add some actions "ifRoom" using code below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:id="#+id/menu_search"
android:icon="#android:drawable/ic_menu_search"
android:actionViewClass="android.widget.SearchView"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom|collapseActionView"
android:title="#string/search_description" />
<item
android:id="#+id/menu_refresh"
android:title="#string/menu_refresh"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText"
/>
<item
android:id="#+id/menu_preference"
android:title="#string/menu_preferences"
android:showAsAction="never"
/>
</menu>
But what i got is the menu is displaying at the bottom...
I want it to be at top of the screen...
Any idea what happened here? Thanks!
Screenshot link: http://i.stack.imgur.com/knECg.png
Below is the MainActivity.java onCreateOptionaMenu method:
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.main_menu, menu);
// Moved from onCreate -- Retrieve the Search View and configure/enable it
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.menu_search).getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()) );
return true;
}

changing the position of the search icon

I use SearchView in OptionsMenu:
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="#+id/action_search"
android:title="Search"
android:icon="#drawable/icon_search"
android:showAsAction="always"
android:actionViewClass="android.widget.SearchView" />
</menu>
In main activity:
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_search, menu);
View inflatedView = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.arrow, null);
MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);
mSearchView = (SearchView) searchItem.getActionView();
setupSearchView(searchItem);
return (super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu));
}
The search icon located on the right in menu. How to change its position in my menu? I want that it is located left.