How to hide menu item from toolbar when click on search icon in android

Question

My toolbar contains search icon and refresh icon,when i click on search icon then search view inflate from onCreateOptionMenu() but the refresh icon does not get hide.If i hide refresh icon in onMenuItemActionExpand() then on back press of search view back icon both menu items search and refresh gets hide and default setting icon gets visible.Below is the code which i have implemented.Please help me!!!

MenuItem.java

 @Override
        public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(final Menu menu) {

            // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
              getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
              item_search = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);
              item_refresh = menu.findItem(R.id.action_refresh);

           final SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(item_search);
            searchView.setOnSearchClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View v) {
                    // hide action item
                    if (menu != null) {
                        menu.findItem(R.id.action_refresh).setVisible(false);
                    }

                }
            });
            searchView.setOnCloseListener(new SearchView.OnCloseListener() {
                @Override
                public boolean onClose() {
                    // re-show the action button
                    if (menu != null) {
                        menu.findItem(R.id.action_refresh).setVisible(true);
                    }
                    return false;

                }
            });

Possible duplicate of [SearchView.OnCloseListener does not get invoked](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13920960/searchview-oncloselistener-does-not-get-invoked) — Félix Adriyel Gagnon-Grenier, Oct 10 '17 at 21:00
It seems that it's a bug from android, you can use the solution [here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/24573266/3882352 "another solution")! — Caique Matos, Oct 10 '17 at 19:56

Alvin Varghese · Answer 1 · 2017-02-17T12:09:50.290

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MenuItem action_search;
MenuItem action_refresh;
 @Override
 public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
     action_search = menu.findItem(R.id. action_search);
     action_refresh = menu.findItem(R.id. action_refresh);
    return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
}
@Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(final Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
          getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
          item_search = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);
          item_refresh = menu.findItem(R.id.action_refresh);

       final SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(item_search);
        searchView.setOnSearchClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                // hide action item
                if (action_refresh != null) {
                    action_refresh.setVisible(false);
                  invalidateOptionsMenu();
                }

            }
        });
        searchView.setOnCloseListener(new SearchView.OnCloseListener() {
            @Override
            public boolean onClose() {
                // re-show the action button
                if (action_search != null) {
                    action_search.setVisible(true);
                }
               if (action_refresh != null) {
                   action_refresh.setVisible(true);
                }
                invalidateOptionsMenu();
                return false;

            }
        });

edited Feb 17 '17 at 12:09

answered Feb 17 '17 at 10:18

Alvin Varghese

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Thanx for the reply!!! Where should i call this,means after setVisibility false or true – Shivam Kapoor Feb 17 '17 at 10:20
After setting the visibility – Alvin Varghese Feb 17 '17 at 10:26
I have tried in setOnSearchClickListener() it doesnot allow on clicking search icon and in setOnCloseListener() nothing changed.Please elaborate your answer – Shivam Kapoor Feb 17 '17 at 10:26
if (menu != null) { menu.findItem(R.id.action_refresh).setVisible(true); } invalidateOptionsMenu(); – Shivam Kapoor Feb 17 '17 at 10:27
With this code,refresh icon appears when click on search icon – Shivam Kapoor Feb 17 '17 at 11:10
just change the visibility of refrsh icon too – Alvin Varghese Feb 17 '17 at 11:22
Where should i change the visibility of refresh icon – Shivam Kapoor Feb 17 '17 at 11:30
See the image i have posted – Shivam Kapoor Feb 17 '17 at 11:37
Hide the refresh icon where you hide the search icon and show the where you show the refresh icon. you can upvote my post if it helps you anyway. – Alvin Varghese Feb 17 '17 at 11:55
Have you seen the image,this appears when i click on search icon,the refresh icon appearing.But i don't want to show refresh icon. – Shivam Kapoor Feb 17 '17 at 11:59
I have read your comment.The search icon is hiding due to search view.I have not written any code to hide search view – Shivam Kapoor Feb 17 '17 at 12:03
Can u tell me.why u are using item1,action_search,item_search 3 variable name for one value. – Shivam Kapoor Feb 17 '17 at 12:06
Sorry its my mistake. I mean it for the 2 menu items. – Alvin Varghese Feb 17 '17 at 12:08
What i actually think is,you are not getting my point.What i want – Shivam Kapoor Feb 17 '17 at 12:09
See my question,and image as i don't want refresh icon when user click on search icon.But with your code i have posted the image the refresh icon is appearing. – Shivam Kapoor Feb 17 '17 at 12:10
Could you update the question with your current code – Alvin Varghese Feb 17 '17 at 12:12
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I have find the solution,by using always instead of ifroom in menu.xml. It start working fine.Thanks for the help!!! – Shivam Kapoor Feb 18 '17 at 05:23

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 17 '17 at 10:29

Well you could imitate that yourself by hiding all the other items when the SearchView is expanded:

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(final Menu menu) {
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);

    final MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.search);
    SearchView searchView = (android.widget.SearchView) searchItem.getActionView();

    // Detect SearchView icon clicks
    searchView.setOnSearchClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            setItemsVisibility(menu, searchItem, false);
        }
    });
    // Detect SearchView close
    searchView.setOnCloseListener(new SearchView.OnCloseListener() {
        @Override
        public boolean onClose() {
            setItemsVisibility(menu, searchItem, true);
            return false;
        }
    });

    return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}

private void setItemsVisibility(Menu menu, MenuItem exception, boolean visible) {
    for (int i=0; i<menu.size(); ++i) {
        MenuItem item = menu.getItem(i);
        if (item != exception) item.setVisible(visible);
    }
}

How to hide menu item from toolbar when click on search icon in android

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