Android SearchView: styling suggestions list - android

I have problems to style the suggestions list from a ActionBar SearchView (support v7).
Which style attribute I have to style to change the background and text color?
Ralph

public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.search_menu, menu);
MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchItem);
// Theme the SearchView's AutoCompleteTextView drop down. For some reason this wasn't working in styles.xml
SearchAutoComplete autoCompleteTextView = (SearchAutoComplete) searchView.findViewById(R.id.search_src_text);
if (autoCompleteTextView != null) {
autoCompleteTextView.setDropDownBackgroundResource(R.drawable.abc_search_dropdown_light);
}
}

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how to set an expanding animation to a searchview

I want to set an expanding animation to a searchview and I try to apply the method that I found:
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
MenuItem item = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) item.getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(true);
final int searchBarId = searchView.getContext().getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/search_bar", null, null);
LinearLayout searchBar = (LinearLayout) searchView.findViewById(searchBarId);
searchBar.setLayoutTransition(new LayoutTransition());
return true;
}
However, the variable searchBar is always null and it always crashes at the line
searchBar.setLayoutTransition(new LayoutTransition());
I don't know what is causing the error. Can someboby help me out? Thanks!
I had the same problem. It turns out that you get null in your searchBar if you use android.support.v7.widget.SearchView
I changed it to android.widget.SearchView (recommended if supporting api > 11). Now I get the needed linear layout and animation works fine.
Edit
If you need a support version, you have to use proper id: LinearLayout searchBar = (LinearLayout) mFilterInput.findViewById(android.support.v7.appcompat.R.id.search_bar);

SearchView does not iconify

In my app I am using an android.support.v7.widget.SearchView (from support v7 library) to provide search from action bar.
I setup this view in MainActivity, with the following code:
MainActivity.java
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
this.menu = menu;
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SupportMenuItem searchMenuItem = (SupportMenuItem) menu.findItem(R.id.menu_search);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchMenuItem);
searchView.setQueryRefinementEnabled(true);
searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(true);
searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() {
// OnQueryTextListener body
...
});
searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
Then in a Fragment i need to ensure that the SearchView is collapsed:
MyFragment.java
#Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
MenuItem searchMenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.menu_search);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchMenuItem);
searchView.clearFocus(); // Try to prevent SearchView to steal focus. No luck!
searchView.setIconified(true);
}
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
setHasOptionsMenu(true);
// other stuff
}
The problem is that not only the SearchView does not collapse (I tried also with MenuItemCompat.collapseActionView(searchMenuItem) with no success: it returns always false), but also the SearchView "steals" focus at every fragment transaction (e.g. replace one fragment with another), so when the "new" fragment is displayed, the SearchView has focus, so it shows its suggestions.
I also noticed that if I do not call setHasOptionsMenu then the problem of "stealing focus" does not occur.
Is there something I am doing wrong?

Change text in searchview

I'm having a Searchview that is immediately focused ( the client wants this ). The text in the search balk is always an icon glass with text Search hint!.
How can I change the text?
I tried with
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).getActionView();
searchView.setQueryHint("TEST");
Then the text appears real quick and then changes back to the default of android.
<item
android:id="#+id/action_search"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_action_search"
android:title="#string/action_search"
android:visible="false"
app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"
app:showAsAction="collapseActionView|ifRoom" />
EDIT:
This is my creation:
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);
menu.findItem(R.id.action_beneficiaries).setVisible(false);
menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).setVisible(query == null);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
if (query == null) {
// Associate searchable configuration with the SearchView
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;
}
#Override
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// called from menu
if (getCallingActivity() == null) {
menu.findItem(R.id.action_accounts).setVisible(true);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
menu.findItem(R.id.action_transaction).setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER);
} else {
menu.findItem(R.id.action_transaction).setVisible(false);
}
} else {
// called from New Transaction
menu.findItem(R.id.action_transaction).setVisible(false);
}
return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
}
According to your xml, you are using the Support Library. Therefore, you need to retrieve your item with this following:
MenuItem searchItem = (MenuItem) menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchItem);
Then, you will be able to change the text of the hint with searchView.setQueryHint() and even its color with setHintTextColor.

SearchView is occupying entire actionBar Space

In my application i am trying to add an searchView in actionbar. But while clicking on the search icon searchView is expanding to the entire actionbar while clicking the key down it is coming to normalView.
While clicking on the search icon. It is coming like this..
But I want a behavior like this..
options_menu.xml
<item
android:id="#+id/search"
myapp:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"
myapp:showAsAction="ifRoom|collapseActionView"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_action_search"
android:title="#string/search_title"/>
onCreateOptions() method
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.options_menu, menu);
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.search);
mSearchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchItem);
mSearchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager
.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
mSearchView.setBaselineAligned(false);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
please help me..Thanks in advance...
Add this line in your onCreateOptionsMenu()
searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
Any particular reason to write the property twice in menu.xml ?
I just commented the code like this...Now it is working properly...
case R.id.search:
//onSearchRequested();
return true;

android.support.v4.widget.SearchViewCompat example?

I am trying to use SearchViewCompat with ActionBarSherlock in an API 8 app.
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
MenuItem item = menu.add("Search")
.setIcon(isLight ? R.drawable.ic_search_inverse : R.drawable.ic_search)
.setActionView(R.layout.collapsible_edittext);
item.setShowAsAction(
MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS |
MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW);
// To use SearchViewCompat, I need to add it to the Menu item as well:
View searchView = SearchViewCompat.newSearchView(this);
// ...
SearchViewCompat.setOnQueryTextListener(...);
// ...
item.setActionView(searchView);
Please note that both the top and bottom code needs to call setActionView(). Does that mean it is not possible to do search?
If you are using the ActionBarSherlock Library ver 4.2, you can replace the API 11 SearchView Widget with a ActionBarSherlock SearchView Widget to make it backward compatible:
search.xml
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="#+id/menu_search"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_action_search"
android:title="#string/description_search"
android:orderInCategory="0"
android:actionViewClass="com.actionbarsherlock.widget.SearchView"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom|collapseActionView" />
</menu>
Activity class
//IMPORTANT!!!
import com.actionbarsherlock.widget.SearchView;
...
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
getSupportMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.search, menu);
setupSearchMenuItem(menu);
return true;
}
private void setupSearchMenuItem(Menu menu) {
MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.menu_search);
if (searchItem != null) {
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) searchItem.getActionView();
if (searchView != null) {
SearchManager searchManager =
(SearchManager) getSystemService(SEARCH_SERVICE);
searchView.setSearchableInfo(
searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
}
}
}
}
What is the actual problem? SearchViewCompat will return null for pre-HC devices since the SearchView widget does not exist. This means you will have to provide your own custom action view that imitates the HC SearchView.
You can also backport the SearchView component from the Android sources and use that.
Otherwise, you can just use the existing search interfaces Android has, in which case for HC+ devices you use the action view to perform a search but on Froyo and Gingerbread devices the user clicks on the search icon and a search bar animates from the top.
Hope this helps.
At some point in your Activity:
public class HomeActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity implements
SearchView.OnQueryTextListener {
// ...
SearchView searchView = (com.actionbarsherlock.widget.SearchView)
actionBarCustom.findViewById(R.id.search);
SearchManager sm = (SearchManager)getSystemService(SEARCH_SERVICE);
searchView.setSearchableInfo(sm.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
searchView.setSubmitButtonEnabled(true);
searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(this);
And then filter your list adapter:
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) {
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {
mAdapter.getFilter().filter(newText.trim());
return false;
}
This way, your list adapter must implement filterable.
Better to use MenuItemCompat,I think this is helpful for you
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.search);
SearchManager searchManager =(SearchManager)getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView)MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchItem);
SearchableInfo info = searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName());
searchView.setSearchableInfo(info);

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