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I want to left align the SearchView on tablets when using the new material theme and AppCompat 21. Is this possible or must I add my own custom layout to the toolbar?
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_search, menu);
mnuSearch = menu.findItem(R.id.menu_search);
android.support.v7.widget.SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(mnuSearch);
searchView.setGravity(Gravity.LEFT);
searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
searchView.setQueryHint(getString(R.string.search));
searchView.requestFocus();
return true;
}
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Change the text colors and icons of searchview in action bar. Expand the search view by setting iconified and iconifiedByDefault flags to false. Find views inside the search view and set the colors as per your wish. Find views of the icons you wish to change and replace them with your icons.
android.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.
search_mag_icon); //Get parent of gathered icon ViewGroup linearLayoutSearchView = (ViewGroup) searchViewIcon. getParent(); //Remove it from the left... linearLayoutSearchView. removeView(searchViewIcon); //then put it back (to the right by default) linearLayoutSearchView.
I would rather define your SearchView in a layout and then call
View v = findViewById(R.id.your_search_view);
getSupportActionBar().setCustomView(v);
This way it comes already aligned on the left, and if it doesn't you can set its LayoutParams.
If you're using a Toolbar with AppCompat things are easier, because it acts as a ViewGroup.
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
xmlns:abc="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="@+id/toolbar"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:layout_width="match_parent">
<your.SearchView />
// here you have control over layout_gravity
</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
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