How to get the text entered in search in action bar to a string?
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You can use the search bar as like this.
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getSupportMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.menu_search)
.getActionView();
if (null != searchView) {
searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager
.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
}
SearchView.OnQueryTextListener queryTextListener = new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() {
public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {
// this is your adapter that will be filtered
return true;
}
public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) {
//Here u can get the value "query" which is entered in the search box.
}
};
searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(queryTextListener);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
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Updated on September 16, 2022Comments
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I am trying to create an action bar with search. I am able to create the search bar. How I can get the text entered in the field to string? Is there any good code for action bar with search?
What I done is
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE); SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.menu_search).getActionView(); Intent intent = getIntent(); if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) { String search = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);