creating persistent search bar in android

Question

I want a search box which sits on top of the layout like this:

http://www.google.com/design/spec/patterns/search.html#search-in-app-search

I do not know whether I have to build it myself from scratch using text boxes, white frames etc., or there is already a built-in widget or an open source work.

Actually designing everything from scratch does not seem to me right. Because by doing so I would have a incompatible view or user experience in future android APIs.

What are the options available and what is the most adopted approach?

Answer 1

there is a library called persisten search which look likes google now, google play etc. have a look at it: https://github.com/Quinny898/PersistentSearch