I'm currently developing a simple apps using Android Studio with the minimum API Level 8, now i currently using android.support.v7.widget.SearchView
in my LinearLayout
in content_main.xml
layout, not on ACTIONBAR
, now the problem is, i'm not able to set the searchView as Expanded
by default, i already look for solution and i only got this:
android:iconifiedByDefault="false"
here is my full code for my searchView
<android.support.v7.widget.SearchView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/searchView"
android:background="#00000000"
android:iconifiedByDefault="false"
android:layout_weight="1" />
but no luck, it's not working. anyone could help me? any help would be appreciated. Thank you so much!
Ok, so i solve the problem. to anyone who want to use support library for SearchView here's how you can customize it.
<android.support.v7.widget.SearchView
android:id="@+id/searchView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:closeIcon="@drawable/ic_clear" // To set custom clear icon
app:searchIcon="@drawable/ic_search" //To set custom search icon
app:queryBackground="@color/transparent" // i decided to remove underline so i create a custom background for my searchView
app:queryHint="@string/filterHint" //to set a custom Hint
app:iconifiedByDefault="false" //And finally, to Expand it as default
/>
as i said, i'm afraid of overriding xml layout on runtime via java code, so to make it organize and no more overriding during the runtime, this is how i do it.
Thanks for help!!!