Test text submit on SearchView when using Espresso

Question

How can I submit some text to SearchView in androidTest?

onView(withId(R.id.search_src_text)).perform(typeText("text")) doesn't work for me - app crashes at this line

@Test
fun testSearchViewTextSubmit() {
    ActivityScenario.launch(MainActivity::class.java)

    onView(withId(R.id.search_action)).perform(click()) // ok 

    onView(withId(R.id.search_src_text)).perform(typeText("text")) // failed
}

androidx.test.espresso.NoMatchingViewException: No views in hierarchy found matching: with id: com.example.test:id/search_src_text

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 04 '19 at 08:20

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@LorenzoCamaione answer was success when I tried with my application.

        onView(withId(android.support.design.R.id.search_src_text)).perform(typeText("example"), pressKey(
        KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER));

Lorenzo answer in other SO thread

answered Oct 04 '19 at 08:20

ponkape

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 11 '20 at 00:34

you can use Resource#getSystem to get the View

Resources.getSystem().getIdentifier("search_src_text",
    "id", "android")


onView(withId(Resources.getSystem().getIdentifier("search_src_text",
"id", "android"))).perform(clearText(),typeText("enter the text"))
.perform(pressKey(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER))

Test text submit on SearchView when using Espresso

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