Android SearchView with custom ActionBar

Question

I want to create search view with custom action bar same as to search view in Action-bar. I don't know how to do this.I surfing on the net but most of the result will show the search view with Action-bar not custom Action-bar.But i want to add Search view on my custom Action Bar.Can someone help me .

Here is my custom Action Bar code

 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.all_post);
        this.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);
        dbhelper = new MyDbHelper(this);
        dbhelper.onOpen(db);

        Intent intent = new Intent(CustomActionActivity.this, MyService.class);
        startService(intent);

        ActionBar mActionBar = getSupportActionBar();
        LayoutInflater mInflater = LayoutInflater.from(this);
        View mCustomView = mInflater.inflate(R.layout.custom_actionbar, null);

        ImageView imgSearchBtn = (ImageView)mCustomView.findViewById(R.id.imgSearchButton);
        imgSearchBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                Log.e("Click on ", " Searchview !!!! ");

            }
        });

        mActionBar.setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(false);
        mActionBar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);
        mActionBar.setDisplayShowCustomEnabled(true);

        mActionBar.setCustomView(mCustomView);
        Toolbar parent =(Toolbar) mCustomView.getParent();
        parent.setContentInsetsAbsolute(0, 0);

    }

I want to call search view on button click with collapse and expand function.

ImageView imgSearchBtn = (ImageView)mCustomView.findViewById(R.id.imgSearchButton);
        imgSearchBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                Log.e("Click on ", " Searchview !!!! ");

            }
        });

Thanks .

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 04 '15 at 09:10

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I see that you use Toolbar as your custom ActionBar (Note, that you have to use NoActionBar style in your styles.xml and add Toolbar manually to your layout) You still can use menu inflater:

search_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/action_search"
        android:title="Search"
        app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"
        app:showAsAction="always"/>

</menu>

Just setSupportActionBar(mToolbar); where mToolbar is your Toolbar

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.search_menu, menu);
    final MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);

    final SearchView searchView = (SearchView) searchItem.getActionView();

    if (searchView != null) {
        // do something with it
    }
    return true;
}

answered Dec 04 '15 at 09:10

Anton Shkurenko

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I cant understand what are you saying ? I want to call searchview on click on this button imgSearchBtn – p. ld Dec 04 '15 at 09:12
So just keep reference to it and call setIconified, according to: http://stackoverflow.com/a/14235987/4142087 – Anton Shkurenko Dec 04 '15 at 09:17
You can add SearchView to your layout (custom_actionbar.xml) or do it programmatically, later use findViewById(R.id.your_search_view_id) and do with reference whatever you want – Anton Shkurenko Dec 04 '15 at 09:42
But how to apply collaps and expand functinality – p. ld Dec 04 '15 at 09:49
@p.ld I gave you link to the answered question. Simply call mSearchView.setIconified(false); to expand and mSearchView.setIconified(true); to collapse – Anton Shkurenko Dec 04 '15 at 09:52
Thanks its works without mSearchView.setIconified(true); and call mSearchView.setIconified(false); – p. ld Dec 04 '15 at 10:30
It's just a way to expand and collapse programmatically in your onClick listener – Anton Shkurenko Dec 04 '15 at 10:32

Android SearchView with custom ActionBar

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