Level:Beginner
I am trying to implement a search bar on ActionBar. I want that when someone clicks the search icon, he should get a text field, where he simply fills in the text and can search by submitting through the keyboard search Button. Following several tutorials, I am quite confused.
When I do not add
searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
I get an icon for search, but it does not expands into a text field. So I am not able to search anything from there.
when I add
`searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false); `
I get an error 'unfortunately, Application has stopped' and the logcat shows:-
Process: com.example.bhavya.myapplication, PID: 23261
java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.widget.SearchView.setIconifiedByDefault(boolean)' on a null object reference
at com.example.bhavya.myapplication.MainActivity.onCreateOptionsMenu(MainActivity.java:27)
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
return true;
}
I also tried to set 'intent-filter' and 'meta-data' in the following way after I was unsuccesful
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.bhavya.myapplication" >
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.app.default_searchable"
android:value=".SearchableActivity"/>
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".SearchableActivity"
android:label="#string/title_activity_searchable" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable"
android:resource="#xml/searchable"/>
</activity>
</application>
but nothing changed, I also made a folder "xml" and set searchable configuration
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:hint="#string/app_name" >
</searchable>
This is my 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_settings" android:title="#string/action_settings"
android:orderInCategory="100" app:showAsAction="never" />
<item android:id="#+id/action_search"
android:title="Search"
android:icon="#android:drawable/ic_menu_search"
app:showAsAction="always"
android:actionViewClass="android.widget.SearchView" />
</menu>
This is my 2nd activity
public class SearchableActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_searchable);
handleIntent(getIntent());
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
SearchManager searchManager =
(SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView =
(SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo(
searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
return true;I get an icon for search, but it does not expands into a text field. So I am not able to search anything from there.
}
#Override
protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
handleIntent(intent);
}
private void handleIntent(Intent intent) {
if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
//use the query to search
}
}
}
I tried to look up a lot, but only got confused more. Please Help.
Related
Here is my code for searchview in android.Search option is visible on the toolbar but when a text and entered and searched it does not trigger SearchActivity.
xml/searchable.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:label="#string/label"
android:hint="#string/search" >
</searchable>
menu/menu.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<item android:id="#+id/search"
android:title="#string/search_title"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_search"
app:showAsAction="collapseActionView|ifRoom"
app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView" />
</menu>
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.welcomecure.searchview">
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.default_searchable"
android:value=".SearchResultsActivity" />
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".SearchActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name">
<!-- to identify this activity as "searchable" -->
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.searchable"
android:resource="#xml/searchable" />
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
// Inflate menu to add items to action bar if it is present.
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu, menu);
// Associate searchable configuration with the SearchView
SearchManager searchManager =
(SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView =
(SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.search).getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo(
searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
return true;
}
}
SearchActivity.java
public class SearchActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(#Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
handleIntent(getIntent());
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu, menu);
SearchManager searchManager =
(SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView =
(SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.search).getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo(
searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
return true;
}
#Override
protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
handleIntent(intent);
}
private void handleIntent(Intent intent) {
if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
//use the query to search
}
}
}
Your Activity is named SearchActivity, but you declared SearchResultsActivity in manifest:
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.default_searchable"
android:value=".SearchResultsActivity" />
From the docs:
To declare the searchable activity for an activity's search dialog,
add a element inside the respective activity's
element. The element must include the android:value
attribute that specifies the searchable activity's class name and the
android:name attribute with a value of
"android.app.default_searchable".
try to use the same activity name from the calling activity, you used SearchActivity to show the search result, try to use the same activity name
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.default_searchable"
android:value=".SearchActivity" />
</activity>
You can also do this programmatically.
searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() {
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) { // this is triggered when you press the key search from keyboard.
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) { // this is triggered when you change your search text.
return true;
}
});
I am trying to display a SearchView inside the ActionBar of my activity. I followed android developer guide here here
But no SearchView is displayed and I cannot figure out why.
Here there is the code of my activity
public class SearchActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
private String query;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize(getApplicationContext());
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.search_activity_layout);
Intent intent = getIntent();
if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
this.query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
Toast.makeText(this,query, Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
}
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.options_menu, menu);
return true;
}
}
here the is the serachable.xml file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:hint="#string/search_hint" />
here there is the options_menu.xml file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="#+id/search"
android:title="#string/search_title"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_action_search"
android:showAsAction="collapseActionView|ifRoom"
android:actionViewClass="android.widget.SearchView" />
</menu>
and this is the manifest
<activity android:name=".SearchActivity"
android:label="SearchActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable"
android:resource="#xml/searchable"/>
</activity>
the only strange thing is that this line (android:showAsAction="collapseActionView|ifRoom") in the options_menu.xml file is highlighted in red.
Try putting this in your options_menu.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<item android:id="#+id/search"
android:title="#string/search_title"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_action_search"
app:actionViewClass="android.widget.SearchView"
app:showAsAction="collapseActionView|ifRoom" />
</menu>
And this in your AndroidManifest.xml
<activity android:name=".SearchActivity"
android:label="SearchActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable"
android:resource="#xml/searchable"/>
<meta-data android:name="android.app.default_searchable"
android:value=".SearchActivity" />
</activity>
And this in your SearchActivity.java
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.options_menu, menu);
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.search).getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
return true;
}
#Override
protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
setIntent(intent);
if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
Log.e("query", intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY));
}
}
For your reference, hope this helps!
menu_main.xml:
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="#+id/search"
android:title="#string/search_title"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_search"
android:showAsAction="collapseActionView|ifRoom"
android:actionViewClass="android.widget.SearchView" />
\res\xml\searchable.xml:
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:hint="#string/search_hint" />
AndroidManifest.xml:
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable"
android:resource="#xml/searchable" />
</activity>
MainActivity.java:
package com.example.searchview;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.SearchManager;
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.SearchView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
// Associate searchable configuration with the SearchView
SearchManager searchManager =
(SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView =
(SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.search).getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo(
searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
return true;
}
...
}
Try out the following code
menu_search.xml
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" tools:context=".SearchActivity">
<item android:id="#+id/search"
android:title="Search"
android:icon="#android:drawable/ic_menu_search"
android:showAsAction="collapseActionView|ifRoom"
android:actionViewClass="android.widget.SearchView" />
</menu>
I think you are making a mistake in the above code.
Are you using appcompat library?
if no, the above code should work.
if yes, try using app:showAsAction instead of android:showAsAction and
app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView" instead of android:actionViewClass="android.widget.SearchView"
manifest
<activity
android:name=".SearchActivity"
android:label="SearchActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.default_searchable"
android:value=".SearchActivity" />
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.searchable"
android:resource="#xml/searchable" />
</activity>
SearchActivity.java
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_search, menu);
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.search).getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
return true;
}
#Override
protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
super.onNewIntent(intent);
System.out.println("onNewIntent SearchResults");
handleIntent(intent);
}
private void handleIntent(Intent intent) {
if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
System.out.println("Received query: " + query);
}
}
i am working on action bar . i want to add searchview option on the action bar but app crash here.
this is crash
this is my code of option menu xml
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:id="#+id/search"
android:title="Search"
android:icon="#drawable/search"
android:showAsAction="collapseActionView|ifRoom"
android:actionViewClass="android.widget.SearchView"/>
this is the code of searchable.xml
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:hint="#string/enter"
android:includeInGlobalSearch="false"
android:label="#string/search"
android:searchSettingsDescription="#string/search_global_description" />
and this is my activity code
public class Thrd extends ActionBarActivity {
Menu m;
final Context context=this;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_thrd);
getSupportActionBar().setTitle("3rd page");
getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
ColorDrawable colorDrawable = new ColorDrawable(Color.parseColor("#20a780"));
getSupportActionBar().setBackgroundDrawable(colorDrawable);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate( R.menu.options_menu, menu );
// Add SearchWidget.
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService( Context.SEARCH_SERVICE );
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem( R.id.search ).getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo( searchManager.getSearchableInfo( getComponentName() ) );
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu( menu );
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.search:
onSearchRequested();
return true;
case R.id.action_Exit:
openExit();
return true;
default:
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
private void openExit() {
}
}
please help me to solve my problem.thanks advance
This was how I implemented my search handling.
In the XML folder under layout, add a searchable.xml file and put this code like so:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:hint="Search Trends" />
Then in your ANDROID manifest file, add
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:screenOrientation="portrait">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.tobisoft.trendify.MainActivity" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
//This is the meta to add for your activity
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.default_searchable"
android:value=".SearchResultsActivity" />
</activity>
Also you would need to make an activity for the search results like so:
<activity
android:name=".SearchResultsActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/MyMaterialTheme">
<!-- to identify this activity as "searchable" -->
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.searchable"
android:resource="#xml/searchable" />
</activity>
now in the menu folder, with a file name main.xml (or anything you are using)
<item
android:id="#+id/action_search"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_action_search"
android:orderInCategory="100"
android:title="#string/action_search"
app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"
app:showAsAction="always" />
You can get the icon yourself by a simple google search. You would also need to add the AppCompat Library to your project, something you can also do from a simple google search. In the SearchResultsActivity, add this:
public class SearchResultsActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_result);
handleIntent(getIntent());
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
SearchManager searchManager =
(SearchManager)getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView =
(SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo(
searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
return true;
}
#Override
protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
handleIntent(intent);
}
private void handleIntent(Intent intent) {
if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
//use the query to search
}
}
}
The activity_result.xml layout file is this :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayoutxmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#ff141414">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="#dimen/_25sdp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:text="Search Result goes here!"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
In your MainActivity.java add this:
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
SearchManager searchManager =
(SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView =
(SearchView)menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo(
searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
return true;
}
All this shld help your app on the right track. Hope it helps
Changing to import android.support.v7.widget.SearchView helped me and also change these lines
MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);
SearchView searchView= (SearchView) searchItem.getActionView();
searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(this);`
I'm trying to add a SearchView in my toolbar, I've added the icon, but when I press it, it's not expanding.
Here's the code:
main_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="com.app.try.MainActivity">
<item
android:id="#+id/search"
android:title="#string/search"
android:icon="#drawable/abc_ic_search_api_mtrl_alpha"
app:showAsAction="always"
android:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"/>
</menu>
MainActivity.java
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater=getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_main,menu);
MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.search);
SearchManager searchManager= (SearchManager)getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView=null;
if (searchItem!=null) {
Log.d("createOptionMenu","search item not null");
searchView = (SearchView) searchItem.getActionView();
}
if (searchView!=null) {
Log.d("createOptionMenu","search view not null");
searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
}else{
Log.e("createOptionMenu","search view null");
}
return true;
}
(this always shows the log message "search view null")
AndroidManifest.xml
...
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.searchable"
android:resource="#xml/searchable" />
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".SearchResultActivity"
android:label="#string/title_activity_search_result" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
</intent-filter>
...
searchable.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:hint="HINTTT" />
I've tried multiple options as using the expandActionView() or the setIconified(false), but non of those works for me.
You should use MenuItemCompat
mSearchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchItem);
and for collapsing SearchView use
MenuItemCompat.collapseActionView(searchItem);
and make sure you have changed android:actionViewClass to app:actionViewClass
I had same problem. I just solved mine by making a minor tweak. change
android:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"
to app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"
as the docs say, you have to set the collapseActionView (bitwise-OR it with |ifRoom) flag for the showAsAction attribute in the menu.xml file.
Now both exapandActionView() and collapseActionView() will work.
In MainActivity you have to extends ActionbarActivity
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:appcompat="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
<item
android:id="#+id/menu_search"
android:title="#string/menu_search"
appcompat:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"
appcompat:showAsAction="always"/>
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
// Inflate menu to add items to action bar if it is present.
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
// Associate searchable configuration with the SearchView
SearchManager searchManager =
(SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView =
(SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.menu_search).getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo(
searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
return true;
}
}
I try to make SearchView in action bar to start a SearchResultsActivity which is registered to handle ACTION_SEARCH. I do all required steps but still didn't work!
Here's the code:
1. Search View menu item: (menu/main.xml)
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:id="#+id/search_action"
android:icon="#android:drawable/ic_menu_search"
android:actionViewClass="android.widget.SearchView"
android:showAsAction="always|collapseActionView"
/>
</menu>
2. Searchable configuration (xml/searchable.xml):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:hint="#string/search_hint"/>
2.1 adding Searchable configuration link to MainActivity in AndroidManifest.xml:
<activity
android:name="com.me.searchonpre3.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
</intent-filter>
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.searchable"
android:resource="#xml/searchable"/>
</activity>
3. Bind the Search View menu item with the search configuration (MainActivity.java):
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB){
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.search_action).getActionView();
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
if (searchView != null) {
searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
}
}
return true;
}
4. add new Activity "SearchResultsActivity" and mark it to handle SEARCH_ACTIONs:
public class SearchResultsActivity extends ListActivity {
public static final String TAG = SearchResultsActivity.class.getSimpleName();
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
Log.i(TAG, "In SearchResult OnCreate");
setContentView(R.layout.activity_search_results);
this.setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,
new String[]{"Product1", "Product2"}));
}
}
AndroidMainfest.xml:
<activity
android:name="com.me.searchonpre3.SearchResultsActivity"
android:label="#string/title_activity_search_results">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
All the above settings and the SearchResultsActivity is not started when press the Search keyboard icon.
What else Should I do???
Note: When I add a setOnQueryTextListener, the callbacks being called on the MainActivity class.
It seems that Android tutorials are misleading.
The answer is here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11699206#11704661