set numeric input type to SearchView in ActionBar

Question

I don't manage to set the numeric input type to the SearchView in my ActionBar. I have the following searchable.xml file in my res/xml folder:

<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:inputType="number"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:hint="@string/search_hint">
</searchable>

And I set the searchable configuration to the SearchView as follows:

 // Get the SearchView and set the searchable configuration
 SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager)    getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
 SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.menu_search).getActionView();
 searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));

The search_hint is set correctly, but the line android:inputType="number" seems to have no effect, i.e. the numeric keypad doesn't appear.

Does anyone have a solution for this?

Solved the problem by using a custom EditText instead of a SearchView. — Riccardo Roveri, Dec 06 '11 at 15:31

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 28 '11 at 09:12

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Add this in your searchable.xml layout file:

android:numeric="decimal"

or If not useful then try,

android:inputType="phone"

And let me know what happen.

answered Nov 28 '11 at 09:12

user370305

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numeric is not an attribute of searchable, and unfortunately setting the inputType to phone doesn't help. – Riccardo Roveri Nov 28 '11 at 09:20
Look at this [Creating a Searchable Configuration](http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/search/search-dialog.html) then this [searchable](http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/search/searchable-config.html#searchable-element) then [inputType](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.attr.html#inputType). – user370305 Nov 28 '11 at 09:28
As you can see from my code, the inputType is set to "number" but the numeric keypad doesn't appear. – Riccardo Roveri Nov 28 '11 at 09:30

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 17 '12 at 19:42

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This should work :

SearchView searchView = new SearchView(getContext());
searchView.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);

answered Dec 17 '12 at 19:42

lokoko

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Look like it's working, but only for Android API 14+. Am I right? (Question doesn't specify API version anyway) – NLemay Mar 01 '13 at 16:32

mihail · Answer 3 · 2011-11-28T09:25:11.530

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try this

android:inputType="phone"

edited Nov 28 '11 at 09:25

answered Nov 28 '11 at 09:13

mihail

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It seems that digits is not an attribute of searchable. – Riccardo Roveri Nov 28 '11 at 09:22
dohh, forgot this, it is applied for edittext. Anyway ,with inputType phone, the numeric keyboard should appear. – mihail Nov 28 '11 at 09:24
Unfortunately it doesn't work even with the inputType set to phone. It works for a edittext, but not for the SearchView. – Riccardo Roveri Nov 28 '11 at 09:28

set numeric input type to SearchView in ActionBar

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