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Android searchView clear text button listener

how I can set a listener into 'clear text' button in searchView (not close). And no, onQueryTextChange set to empty does not solve my problem.
Greetings

Try to get clearButton from SearchView and set OnClickListener like below:
ImageView clearButton = searchView.findViewById(androidx.appcompat.R.id.search_close_btn);
clearButton.setOnClickListener(v -> {
if(searchView.getQuery().length() == 0) {
searchView.setIconified(true);
} else {
// Do your task here
searchView.setQuery("", false);
}
});

if you got a is a TextInputLayout with id 'searchInput', then simply:
searchInput.setEndIconOnClickListener {
// Do something
}
(If you can't find it, you might have to update your libs)
Doc: https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/material/textfield/TextInputLayout#setEndIconOnClickListener(android.view.View.OnClickListener)

How to replace the actionbar by a popup menu?

I want to achieve 1 of these options for my EditText :
Replace the actionbar that appear on the top by a popup menu instead. Something like this for exemple:
Or make the actionbar floating and child of my current view (in some way same a first option)
i need this because i add my view via windowManager.addView(view, Layout_Params); and in this way i have some trouble with the actionbar on the top (it is displayed blank)
actually i do this to show the actionbar :
#Override
public ActionMode startActionMode(ActionMode.Callback callback) {
Activity host = (Activity) this.getContext();
return host.getWindow().getDecorView().startActionMode(callback);
}
but it's don't work, it's show me an empty white actionbar on the stop instead :( i think i need to create myself the ActionMode but i don't know how to do it.

Ok. You can hide the actionbar when your edittext is gained focus. Then you need to show the popup menu where ever you want.
EditText t = new EditText(this);
t.setOnFocusChangeListener(new View.OnFocusChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onFocusChange(View view, boolean b) {
if(b){
getSupportActionBar().hide();
//now show your popup menu at the top position
}else{
getSupportActionBar().show();
//here you dismiss the menu.
}
}
});

How to detect a click anywhere on a SearchView

How to detect a click on searchView?
I have tried using setOnClickListener, setOnSearchClickListener, setOnFocusChangedListener, but to no avail.
The problem seems to be only click on textbox. If I click anywhere outside of textbox onClickListener triggers, but not if click inside the textbox.
The problem that I am trying to solve is that I need to close a if user clicks anywhere. But I dont know how to handle the SearchView.

I have managed to find a way to solve my problem.
It's a bit hackish, but it works. You have to get the editText from searchView and set OnClickListener to it
int id = searchView.getContext().getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/search_src_text", null, null);
EditText editText = (EditText) searchView.findViewById(id);
editText.setOnClickListener(listener);

Try this:
searchView = (SearchView)findViewById(R.id.searchView);
searchView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
searchView.setIconified(false);
}
});

Try adding app:iconifiedByDefault="false" to the SearchView tag in your layout XML.

An answer from a similar question: How to detect if SearchView is expanded?
searchView.setOnQueryTextFocusChangeListener { _ , hasFocus ->
if (hasFocus) {
// searchView expanded
} else {
// searchView not expanded
}
}

Query in a SearchView is lost after closing and opening it again

I'm working on a Fragment in which I have a SearchView. If I close the SearchView and then reopen it, the query I typed is gone.
The problem is I don't want this behavior. I want the behavior like the SearchView in the Google Play store, where the query is still there if I close and open it.
May it have something to do with the fact that I don't have a searchable.xml?

You need to create an onCloseListener according to the documentation:
Returns true if the listener wants to override the default behavior of
clearing the text field and dismissing it, false otherwise.
See
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/SearchView.OnCloseListener.html#onClose()
I'm uncertain if this works properly after looking at the source code for SearchView which seems to only call the onCloseListener if the query TextView is empty.
Check out SearchView.onCloseClicked() to see what is happening:
private void onCloseClicked() {
CharSequence text = mQueryTextView.getText();
if (TextUtils.isEmpty(text)) {
if (mIconifiedByDefault) {
// If the app doesn't override the close behavior
if (mOnCloseListener == null || !mOnCloseListener.onClose()) {
// hide the keyboard and remove focus
clearFocus();
// collapse the search field
updateViewsVisibility(true);
}
}
} else {
mQueryTextView.setText("");
mQueryTextView.requestFocus();
setImeVisibility(true);
}
}
So if overriding the onCloseListener doesn't work that's why.
Since SearchView is public you can extend the class and fix the logic of onCloseClicked() or override onActionViewExpanded / onActionViewCollapsed to restore and save the query string.
You could also try saving the query in your OnQueryTextListener and then calling setQuery(savedQuery, false) in onOptionsItemSelected.

SearchView setOnClickListener NOT WORkING

Can anyone see why this is not working..
My SearchView is in the ActionBar and is always shown. I want to know when a user PRESSES the searchview... not when it expands or gains focus.
This code sits within onCreateOptionsMenu
SearchView = _searchView;
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
_searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.menu_finder_text_search).getActionView();
_searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
_searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false); // Do not iconify the widget, we want to keep it open!
_searchView.setFocusable(false);
_searchView.setClickable(true);
_searchView.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
//DO SOMETHING!
}
});
Anyone?

SearchView is inherited from LinearLayout, so we can setOnClickListener for each child, like this:
public static void setSearchViewOnClickListener(View v, OnClickListener listener) {
if (v instanceof ViewGroup) {
ViewGroup group = (ViewGroup)v;
int count = group.getChildCount();
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
View child = group.getChildAt(i);
if (child instanceof LinearLayout || child instanceof RelativeLayout) {
setSearchViewOnClickListener(child, listener);
}
if (child instanceof TextView) {
TextView text = (TextView)child;
text.setFocusable(false);
}
child.setOnClickListener(listener);
}
}
}
from: http://www.trinea.cn/android/searchview-setonclicklistener-not-working/

Ok, it does not answer the problem it only avoids it.
I have used this link to create a listener for when the keyboard is shown. This gives me an event at the right time for me.
https://stackoverflow.com/a/7423586/1312937

Try this:
1) Bind the view
#BindView(R.id.search) SearchView search;
2) In your onCreate(), write the following code.
search.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
search.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
search.setIconified(false);
}
});
3) And your SearchView should have this following attributes.
<SearchView
android:id="#+id/search"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_corners_box"
android:drawableLeft="#android:drawable/ic_menu_search"
android:imeOptions="actionSearch"
android:inputType="text"
android:maxLines="1"
android:queryHint="Search your item.."
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:textColorHint="#color/colorPrimary"
app:defaultQueryHint="Select locality"/>
NOTE:
android:background="#drawable/rounded_corners_box" -- your custom border xml file.
android:drawableLeft="#android:drawable/ic_menu_search" -- search icon from drawable file.

Bind the Searchviews button to a custom ImageView and add the onClickListener there
ImageView searchButton = this.searchView.findViewById(android.support.v7.appcompat.R.id.search_button);
searchButton.setOnClickListener(v -> {
// Your code here
//This is needed since you are overwriting the default click behaviour
searchView.setIconified(false);
});

Recently stuck with this problem and found a simple solution.
searchView.setOnQueryTextFocusChangeListener(object : View.OnFocusChangeListener{
override fun onFocusChange(p0: View?, p1: Boolean) {
// Enter your code here
}
})
This method will be called when you will tap on search field and soft keyboard will appear.

Use the interface OnTouchListener: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.OnTouchListener.html
This requires a tiny bit more implementation code, but gives superior control over the UI. This solution assumes the user will be using a touch screen to interact with the View.

int search_button_id = context.getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/search_button", null, null);
ImageView search_button_view = (ImageView) mSearchView.findViewById(search_button_id);
search_button_view.setOnTouchListener((view, motionEvent) -> {
mSearchView.setIconified(false);
return true;
});