Defined menu icon not showing when using SearchView

Question

I have my menu item using SearchView as below.

<item
    android:id="@+id/action_search"
    android:title="@string/menu_action_search"
    app:showAsAction="ifRoom"
    android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_search"
    app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView" />

I wanted my own icon, where the icon should be @android:drawable/ic_menu_search as indicated in my xml. When I run it, it still use back it's default icon.

How could I get my menu icon instead of the default one provided by SearchView?

Update to clarify my question.

If I remove app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView", it will then show the android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_search" as per what I wanted.

But if I put app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView" up, it will not show android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_search", but replace with whatever the SearchView provided.

I don't want use the icon SearchView provided

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 15 '16 at 12:18

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same as for all icons and images in drawable folder and use android:icon="@drawable/your_icon"

answered Jun 15 '16 at 12:18

Giteeka Sawlani

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I actually wanted `@android:drawable/ic_menu_search` as my icon. But it is not showing `@android:drawable/ic_menu_search`. – Elye Jun 15 '16 at 12:29
It is there. I have updated my question to make it clearer. – Elye Jun 15 '16 at 12:32
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may be this will help http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10445760/how-to-change-the-default-icon-on-the-searchview-to-be-use-in-the-action-bar-on – Giteeka Sawlani Jun 15 '16 at 12:37
Yes, the above link helps. Thanks! – Elye Jun 15 '16 at 14:14
If the above link gives the answer, it should be used to mark this post as a duplicate. – CubeJockey Jun 15 '16 at 14:33

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 15 '16 at 12:25

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Try replacing ifroom to always app:showAsAction="always"

answered Jun 15 '16 at 12:25

Vikash Kumar Verma

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Sorry, I'm not asking about why the icon is not shown. The icon is shown, but not the icon I stated. – Elye Jun 15 '16 at 12:28

Defined menu icon not showing when using SearchView

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