Set text colour of android.widget.SearchView

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I am adding a android.widget.SearchView to a view in code but I cannot find how to set the text colour for this.

SearchView = new SearchView(getContext());

I see that there are methods to set the text alignment and direction.

I also see that I can set the background colour and tint but nothing for the foreground.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16923442/text-color-of-searchview-in-actionbar-with-actionbarsherlock — Naveen Tamrakar, Oct 27 '14 at 12:11
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11321129/is-it-possible-to-change-the-textcolor-on-an-android-searchview — Naveen Tamrakar, Oct 27 '14 at 12:18
int id = searchView.getContext().getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/search_src_text", null, null); TextView textView = (TextView) searchView.findViewById(id); textView.setTextColor(Color.WHITE); — Naveen Tamrakar, Oct 27 '14 at 12:18
i think u got check this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11321129/is-it-possible-to-change-the-textcolor-on-an-android-searchview — Naveen Tamrakar, Oct 27 '14 at 12:19
@NaveenTamrakar I also found that and it seems to work. Just pop it in an answer and I will accept it — David Pilkington, Oct 27 '14 at 12:20

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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Try This

int id = searchView.getContext().getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/search_src_text", null,
null);
TextView textView = (TextView) searchView.findViewById(id);
textView.setTextColor(Color.WHITE);

Is it possible to change the textcolor on an Android SearchView?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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answered Oct 27 '14 at 12:23

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Not my ideal solution as it feels like a hack but I will go with it for now – David Pilkington Oct 27 '14 at 12:38
can u give me your mail id – Naveen Tamrakar Oct 27 '14 at 12:39

Set text colour of android.widget.SearchView

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