How to Show long search bar in android

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I want to create a search bar in toolbar like this.Search icon show with EditText box

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score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 22 '15 at 08:19

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There is a property in the xml of EditText

android:drawableLeft="@drawable/yoursearchIcon"

You may use this in your xml of EditText with the icon you want for search. To use default search icon, access it with android.drawable....

answered Sep 22 '15 at 08:19

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 22 '15 at 08:39

Declare a menu item:-

<item android:id="@+id/action_search"
android:title="Search"
android:icon="@drawable/abc_ic_search_api_mtrl_alpha"
app:showAsAction="ifRoom|collapseActionView"
app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView" />

In onCreateOptionsMenu Method:-

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
    final SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(menu.findItem(R.id.action_search));
    SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(SEARCH_SERVICE);
    searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
    return true;
}

How to Show long search bar in android

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