SerarchView For Android 3.1

SearchView

A widget that provides a user interface for the user to enter a search query and submit a request to a search provider. Shows a list of query suggestions or results, if available, and allows the user to pick a suggestion or result to launch into.

Example

Step - 1:

- Create /xml directory in /res.
- Create searchview.xml in /res/xml.
- Add <searchable /> tag in searchview.xml.

     <searchable

         xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

         android:label="SearchView">

     </searchable>

- Register SearchableActivity in AndroidManifest.xml file under the <application /> tag.

    <activity android:name=".SearchableActivity">

        <intent-filter>

            <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />

        </intent-filter>

        <meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable"

            android:resource="@xml/searchview" />

        </activity>

Step - 2:
- Add SearchView in /res/layout/main.xml

    <SearchView

        android:id="@+id/searchView"

        android:layout_width="fill_parent"

        android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    </SearchView>

Step - 3:
- Implements the listener on SearchViewDemoActivity activity.

     public class SearchViewDemoActivity extends Activity implements SearchView.OnQueryTextListener, SearchView.OnCloseListener {

- Add the below code to search applications.

    /*** GET THE SERVICE FOR SEARCHING THE APPLICATIONS ***/                                                  

    final SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);             

    if(searchManager != null) {                                                                               

        /*** GET THE APPLICATIONS WITH GLOBAL SEARCH ***/                                                     

        List<SearchableInfo> searchableInfos = searchManager.getSearchablesInGlobalSearch();                  

        SearchableInfo info = searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName());                            

        for(SearchableInfo info2 : searchableInfos) {                                                         

            if(info2.getSuggestAuthority() != null && info2.getSuggestAuthority().startsWith("applications")) {

                info = info2;                                                                                 

            }                                                                                                 

        }                                                                                                      

        searchView.setSearchableInfo(info);                                                                   

    }                                                                                                         

Step - 4:

- Run application.

Find the attached zip file for complete source code.

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