added in version 25.1.0
belongs to Maven artifact com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0-alpha1

SearchView

public class SearchView
extends LinearLayoutCompat implements CollapsibleActionView

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.view.View
     ↳ android.view.ViewGroup
       ↳ android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutCompat
         ↳ android.support.v7.widget.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.

Note: This class is included in the support library for compatibility with API level 7 and higher. If you're developing your app for API level 11 and higher only, you should instead use the framework SearchView class.

When the SearchView is used in an ActionBar as an action view, it's collapsed by default, so you must provide an icon for the action.

If you want the search field to always be visible, then call setIconifiedByDefault(false).

Developer Guides

For information about using SearchView, read the Search API guide. Additional information about action views is also available in the <Action Bar API guide

Summary

Nested classes

interface SearchView.OnCloseListener

 

interface SearchView.OnQueryTextListener

Callbacks for changes to the query text. 

interface SearchView.OnSuggestionListener

Callback interface for selection events on suggestions. 

XML attributes

SearchView_android_imeOptions  
SearchView_android_inputType  
SearchView_android_maxWidth  
SearchView_iconifiedByDefault  
SearchView_queryHint  

Inherited constants

From class android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutCompat
From class android.view.ViewGroup
From class android.view.View

Inherited fields

From class android.view.View

Public constructors

SearchView(Context context)
SearchView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)
SearchView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr)

Public methods

void clearFocus()
int getImeOptions()

Returns the IME options set on the query text field.

int getInputType()

Returns the input type set on the query text field.

int getMaxWidth()

Gets the specified maximum width in pixels, if set.

CharSequence getQuery()

Returns the query string currently in the text field.

CharSequence getQueryHint()

Returns the hint text that will be displayed in the query text field.

CursorAdapter getSuggestionsAdapter()

Returns the adapter used for suggestions, if any.

boolean isIconfiedByDefault()

Returns the default iconified state of the search field.

boolean isIconified()

Returns the current iconified state of the SearchView.

boolean isQueryRefinementEnabled()

Returns whether query refinement is enabled for all items or only specific ones.

boolean isSubmitButtonEnabled()

Returns whether the submit button is enabled when necessary or never displayed.

void onActionViewCollapsed()

Called when this view is collapsed as an action view.

void onActionViewExpanded()

Called when this view is expanded as an action view.

void onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasWindowFocus)
boolean requestFocus(int direction, Rect previouslyFocusedRect)
void setIconified(boolean iconify)

Iconifies or expands the SearchView.

void setIconifiedByDefault(boolean iconified)

Sets the default or resting state of the search field.

void setImeOptions(int imeOptions)

Sets the IME options on the query text field.

void setInputType(int inputType)

Sets the input type on the query text field.

void setMaxWidth(int maxpixels)

Makes the view at most this many pixels wide

void setOnCloseListener(SearchView.OnCloseListener listener)

Sets a listener to inform when the user closes the SearchView.

void setOnQueryTextFocusChangeListener(View.OnFocusChangeListener listener)

Sets a listener to inform when the focus of the query text field changes.

void setOnQueryTextListener(SearchView.OnQueryTextListener listener)

Sets a listener for user actions within the SearchView.

void setOnSearchClickListener(View.OnClickListener listener)

Sets a listener to inform when the search button is pressed.

void setOnSuggestionListener(SearchView.OnSuggestionListener listener)

Sets a listener to inform when a suggestion is focused or clicked.

void setQuery(CharSequence query, boolean submit)

Sets a query string in the text field and optionally submits the query as well.

void setQueryHint(CharSequence hint)

Sets the hint text to display in the query text field.

void setQueryRefinementEnabled(boolean enable)

Specifies if a query refinement button should be displayed alongside each suggestion or if it should depend on the flags set in the individual items retrieved from the suggestions provider.

void setSearchableInfo(SearchableInfo searchable)

Sets the SearchableInfo for this SearchView.

void setSubmitButtonEnabled(boolean enabled)

Enables showing a submit button when the query is non-empty.

void setSuggestionsAdapter(CursorAdapter adapter)

You can set a custom adapter if you wish.

Protected methods

void onDetachedFromWindow()
void onLayout(boolean changed, int left, int top, int right, int bottom)
void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec)
void onRestoreInstanceState(Parcelable state)
Parcelable onSaveInstanceState()

Inherited methods

From class android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutCompat
From class android.view.ViewGroup
From class android.view.View
From class java.lang.Object
From interface android.view.ViewParent
From interface android.view.ViewManager
From interface android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.Callback
From interface android.view.KeyEvent.Callback
From interface android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEventSource
From interface android.support.v7.view.CollapsibleActionView

XML attributes

SearchView_android_imeOptions

Related methods:

SearchView_android_inputType

Related methods:

SearchView_android_maxWidth

Related methods:

SearchView_iconifiedByDefault

Related methods:

SearchView_queryHint

Related methods:

Public constructors

SearchView

added in version 25.1.0
SearchView (Context context)

Parameters
context Context

SearchView

added in version 25.1.0
SearchView (Context context, 
                AttributeSet attrs)

Parameters
context Context

attrs AttributeSet

SearchView

added in version 25.1.0
SearchView (Context context, 
                AttributeSet attrs, 
                int defStyleAttr)

Parameters
context Context

attrs AttributeSet

defStyleAttr int

Public methods

clearFocus

void clearFocus ()

getImeOptions

added in version 25.1.0
int getImeOptions ()

Returns the IME options set on the query text field.

Related XML Attributes:

Returns
int the ime options

See also:

getInputType

added in version 25.1.0
int getInputType ()

Returns the input type set on the query text field.

Related XML Attributes:

Returns
int the input type

getMaxWidth

added in version 25.1.0
int getMaxWidth ()

Gets the specified maximum width in pixels, if set. Returns zero if no maximum width was specified.

Related XML Attributes:

Returns
int the maximum width of the view

getQuery

added in version 25.1.0
CharSequence getQuery ()

Returns the query string currently in the text field.

Returns
CharSequence the query string

getQueryHint

added in version 25.1.0
CharSequence getQueryHint ()

Returns the hint text that will be displayed in the query text field.

The displayed query hint is chosen in the following order:

  1. Non-null value set with setQueryHint(CharSequence)
  2. Value specified in XML using app:queryHint
  3. Valid string resource ID exposed by the SearchableInfo via getHintId()
  4. Default hint provided by the theme against which the view was inflated

Related XML Attributes:

Returns
CharSequence the displayed query hint text, or null if none set

getSuggestionsAdapter

added in version 25.1.0
CursorAdapter getSuggestionsAdapter ()

Returns the adapter used for suggestions, if any.

Returns
CursorAdapter the suggestions adapter

isIconfiedByDefault

added in version 25.1.0
boolean isIconfiedByDefault ()

Returns the default iconified state of the search field.

Related XML Attributes:

Returns
boolean

isIconified

added in version 25.1.0
boolean isIconified ()

Returns the current iconified state of the SearchView.

Returns
boolean true if the SearchView is currently iconified, false if the search field is fully visible.

isQueryRefinementEnabled

added in version 25.1.0
boolean isQueryRefinementEnabled ()

Returns whether query refinement is enabled for all items or only specific ones.

Returns
boolean true if enabled for all items, false otherwise.

isSubmitButtonEnabled

added in version 25.1.0
boolean isSubmitButtonEnabled ()

Returns whether the submit button is enabled when necessary or never displayed.

Returns
boolean whether the submit button is enabled automatically when necessary

onActionViewCollapsed

added in version 25.1.0
void onActionViewCollapsed ()

Called when this view is collapsed as an action view. See collapseActionView().

onActionViewExpanded

added in version 25.1.0
void onActionViewExpanded ()

Called when this view is expanded as an action view. See expandActionView().

onWindowFocusChanged

void onWindowFocusChanged (boolean hasWindowFocus)

Parameters
hasWindowFocus boolean

requestFocus

boolean requestFocus (int direction, 
                Rect previouslyFocusedRect)

Parameters
direction int

previouslyFocusedRect Rect

Returns
boolean

setIconified

added in version 25.1.0
void setIconified (boolean iconify)

Iconifies or expands the SearchView. Any query text is cleared when iconified. This is a temporary state and does not override the default iconified state set by setIconifiedByDefault(boolean). If the default state is iconified, then a false here will only be valid until the user closes the field. And if the default state is expanded, then a true here will only clear the text field and not close it.

Parameters
iconify boolean: a true value will collapse the SearchView to an icon, while a false will expand it.

setIconifiedByDefault

added in version 25.1.0
void setIconifiedByDefault (boolean iconified)

Sets the default or resting state of the search field. If true, a single search icon is shown by default and expands to show the text field and other buttons when pressed. Also, if the default state is iconified, then it collapses to that state when the close button is pressed. Changes to this property will take effect immediately.

The default value is true.

Related XML Attributes:

Parameters
iconified boolean: whether the search field should be iconified by default

setImeOptions

added in version 25.1.0
void setImeOptions (int imeOptions)

Sets the IME options on the query text field.

Related XML Attributes:

Parameters
imeOptions int: the options to set on the query text field

See also:

setInputType

added in version 25.1.0
void setInputType (int inputType)

Sets the input type on the query text field.

Related XML Attributes:

Parameters
inputType int: the input type to set on the query text field

See also:

setMaxWidth

added in version 25.1.0
void setMaxWidth (int maxpixels)

Makes the view at most this many pixels wide

Related XML Attributes:

Parameters
maxpixels int

setOnCloseListener

added in version 25.1.0
void setOnCloseListener (SearchView.OnCloseListener listener)

Sets a listener to inform when the user closes the SearchView.

Parameters
listener SearchView.OnCloseListener: the listener to call when the user closes the SearchView.

setOnQueryTextFocusChangeListener

added in version 25.1.0
void setOnQueryTextFocusChangeListener (View.OnFocusChangeListener listener)

Sets a listener to inform when the focus of the query text field changes.

Parameters
listener View.OnFocusChangeListener: the listener to inform of focus changes.

setOnQueryTextListener

added in version 25.1.0
void setOnQueryTextListener (SearchView.OnQueryTextListener listener)

Sets a listener for user actions within the SearchView.

Parameters
listener SearchView.OnQueryTextListener: the listener object that receives callbacks when the user performs actions in the SearchView such as clicking on buttons or typing a query.

setOnSearchClickListener

added in version 25.1.0
void setOnSearchClickListener (View.OnClickListener listener)

Sets a listener to inform when the search button is pressed. This is only relevant when the text field is not visible by default. Calling setIconified(false) can also cause this listener to be informed.

Parameters
listener View.OnClickListener: the listener to inform when the search button is clicked or the text field is programmatically de-iconified.

setOnSuggestionListener

added in version 25.1.0
void setOnSuggestionListener (SearchView.OnSuggestionListener listener)

Sets a listener to inform when a suggestion is focused or clicked.

Parameters
listener SearchView.OnSuggestionListener: the listener to inform of suggestion selection events.

setQuery

added in version 25.1.0
void setQuery (CharSequence query, 
                boolean submit)

Sets a query string in the text field and optionally submits the query as well.

Parameters
query CharSequence: the query string. This replaces any query text already present in the text field.

submit boolean: whether to submit the query right now or only update the contents of text field.

setQueryHint

added in version 25.1.0
void setQueryHint (CharSequence hint)

Sets the hint text to display in the query text field. This overrides any hint specified in the SearchableInfo.

This value may be specified as an empty string to prevent any query hint from being displayed.

Related XML Attributes:

Parameters
hint CharSequence: the hint text to display or null to clear

setQueryRefinementEnabled

added in version 25.1.0
void setQueryRefinementEnabled (boolean enable)

Specifies if a query refinement button should be displayed alongside each suggestion or if it should depend on the flags set in the individual items retrieved from the suggestions provider. Clicking on the query refinement button will replace the text in the query text field with the text from the suggestion. This flag only takes effect if a SearchableInfo has been specified with setSearchableInfo(SearchableInfo) and not when using a custom adapter.

Parameters
enable boolean: true if all items should have a query refinement button, false if only those items that have a query refinement flag set should have the button.

setSearchableInfo

added in version 25.1.0
void setSearchableInfo (SearchableInfo searchable)

Sets the SearchableInfo for this SearchView. Properties in the SearchableInfo are used to display labels, hints, suggestions, create intents for launching search results screens and controlling other affordances such as a voice button.

Parameters
searchable SearchableInfo: a SearchableInfo can be retrieved from the SearchManager, for a specific activity or a global search provider.

setSubmitButtonEnabled

added in version 25.1.0
void setSubmitButtonEnabled (boolean enabled)

Enables showing a submit button when the query is non-empty. In cases where the SearchView is being used to filter the contents of the current activity and doesn't launch a separate results activity, then the submit button should be disabled.

Parameters
enabled boolean: true to show a submit button for submitting queries, false if a submit button is not required.

setSuggestionsAdapter

added in version 25.1.0
void setSuggestionsAdapter (CursorAdapter adapter)

You can set a custom adapter if you wish. Otherwise the default adapter is used to display the suggestions from the suggestions provider associated with the SearchableInfo.

Parameters
adapter CursorAdapter

Protected methods

onDetachedFromWindow

void onDetachedFromWindow ()

onLayout

added in version 25.1.0
void onLayout (boolean changed, 
                int left, 
                int top, 
                int right, 
                int bottom)

Parameters
changed boolean

left int

top int

right int

bottom int

onMeasure

void onMeasure (int widthMeasureSpec, 
                int heightMeasureSpec)

Parameters
widthMeasureSpec int

heightMeasureSpec int

onRestoreInstanceState

void onRestoreInstanceState (Parcelable state)

Parameters
state Parcelable

onSaveInstanceState

Parcelable onSaveInstanceState ()

Returns
Parcelable