Hi Sharkey Can I add the search bar in the view instead of lauching it as popup window(Modal)? Could you please point me to some link that show how to implement this?
Prashanth On Jul 27, 2:28 pm, Jeff Sharkey <[email protected]> wrote: > Are you defining res/xml/searchable.xml, and then referencing it in > your manifest through a <meta-data> tag? Here's a working example in > the Music app: > > http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Music.git;a=b...http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Music.git;a=b... > > j > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 1:47 AM, > > > > [email protected]<[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I want to add the search function in my application just as the > > example given in ApiDemos. But I can't find out how the example add > > the search bar in the top of the view. Could anyone tell me how to add > > a search bar to my application by some code? > > Thank you in advance! > > > reference code > > SearchInvoke.java: > > /* > > * Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project > > * > > * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); > > * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. > > * You may obtain a copy of the License at > > * > > * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 > > * > > * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software > > * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, > > * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or > > implied. > > * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and > > * limitations under the License. > > */ > > > package com.example.android.apis.app; > > > import com.example.android.apis.R; > > > import android.app.Activity; > > import android.app.AlertDialog; > > import android.app.SearchManager; > > import android.os.Bundle; > > import android.view.Menu; > > import android.view.MenuItem; > > import android.view.View; > > import android.view.View.OnClickListener; > > import android.widget.AdapterView; > > import android.widget.ArrayAdapter; > > import android.widget.Button; > > import android.widget.EditText; > > import android.widget.Spinner; > > import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener; > > > public class SearchInvoke extends Activity > > { > > // UI elements > > Button mStartSearch; > > Spinner mMenuMode; > > EditText mQueryPrefill; > > EditText mQueryAppData; > > > // Menu mode spinner choices > > // This list must match the list found in samples/ApiDemos/res/ > > values/arrays.xml > > final static int MENUMODE_SEARCH_KEY = 0; > > final static int MENUMODE_MENU_ITEM = 1; > > final static int MENUMODE_TYPE_TO_SEARCH = 2; > > final static int MENUMODE_DISABLED = 3; > > > /** > > * Called with the activity is first created. > > * > > * We aren't doing anything special in this implementation, other > > than > > * the usual activity setup code. > > */ > > �...@override > > public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { > > super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); > > > // Inflate our UI from its XML layout description. > > setContentView(R.layout.search_invoke); > > > // Get display items for later interaction > > mStartSearch = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn_start_search); > > mMenuMode = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner_menu_mode); > > mQueryPrefill = (EditText) findViewById > > (R.id.txt_query_prefill); > > mQueryAppData = (EditText) findViewById > > (R.id.txt_query_appdata); > > > // Populate items > > ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter = > > ArrayAdapter.createFromResource( > > this, R.array.search_menuModes, > > android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item); > > adapter.setDropDownViewResource > > (android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item); > > mMenuMode.setAdapter(adapter); > > > // Create listener for the menu mode dropdown. We use this to > > demonstrate control > > // of the default keys handler in every Activity. More > > typically, you will simply set > > // the default key mode in your activity's onCreate() handler. > > mMenuMode.setOnItemSelectedListener( > > new OnItemSelectedListener() { > > public void onItemSelected( > > AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int > > position, long id) { > > if (position == MENUMODE_TYPE_TO_SEARCH) { > > setDefaultKeyMode(DEFAULT_KEYS_SEARCH_LOCAL); > > } else { > > setDefaultKeyMode(DEFAULT_KEYS_DISABLE); > > } > > } > > > public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) { > > setDefaultKeyMode(DEFAULT_KEYS_DISABLE); > > } > > }); > > > // Attach actions to buttons > > mStartSearch.setOnClickListener( > > new OnClickListener() { > > public void onClick(View v) { > > onSearchRequested(); > > } > > }); > > } > > > /** > > * Called when your activity's options menu needs to be updated. > > */ > > �...@override > > public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { > > super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu); > > MenuItem item; > > > // first, get rid of our menus (if any) > > menu.removeItem(0); > > // next, add back item(s) based on current menu mode > > switch (mMenuMode.getSelectedItemPosition()) > > { > > case MENUMODE_SEARCH_KEY: > > item = menu.add( 0, 0, 0, "(Search Key)"); > > break; > > > case MENUMODE_MENU_ITEM: > > item = menu.add( 0, 0, 0, "Search"); > > item.setAlphabeticShortcut(SearchManager.MENU_KEY); > > break; > > > case MENUMODE_TYPE_TO_SEARCH: > > item = menu.add( 0, 0, 0, "(Type-To-Search)"); > > break; > > > case MENUMODE_DISABLED: > > item = menu.add( 0, 0, 0, "(Disabled)"); > > break; > > } > > return true; > > } > > > /** Handle the menu item selections */ > > �...@override > > public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) { > > switch (item.getItemId()) { > > case 0: > > switch (mMenuMode.getSelectedItemPosition()) { > > case MENUMODE_SEARCH_KEY: > > new AlertDialog.Builder(this) > > .setMessage("To invoke search, dismiss this dialog > > and press the search key" + > > " (F5 on the simulator).") > > .setPositiveButton("OK", null) > > .show(); > > break; > > > case MENUMODE_MENU_ITEM: > > onSearchRequested(); > > break; > > > case MENUMODE_TYPE_TO_SEARCH: > > new AlertDialog.Builder(this) > > .setMessage("To invoke search, dismiss this dialog > > and start typing.") > > .setPositiveButton("OK", null) > > .show(); > > break; > > > case MENUMODE_DISABLED: > > new AlertDialog.Builder(this) > > .setMessage("You have disabled search.") > > .setPositiveButton("OK", null) > > .show(); > > break; > > } > > break; > > } > > > return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item); > > } > > > /** > > * This hook is called when the user signals the desire to start a > > search. > > * > > * By overriding this hook we can insert local or context-specific > > data. > > * > > * @return Returns true if search launched, false if activity > > blocks it > > */ > > �...@override > > public boolean onSearchRequested() { > > // If your application absolutely must disable search, do it > > here. > > if (mMenuMode.getSelectedItemPosition() == MENUMODE_DISABLED) > > { > > return false; > > } > > > // It's possible to prefill the query string before launching > > the search > > // UI. For this demo, we simply copy it from the user input > > field. > > // For most applications, you can simply pass null to > > startSearch() to > > // open the UI with an empty query string. > > final String queryPrefill = mQueryPrefill.getText().toString > > (); > > > // Next, set up a bundle to send context-specific search data > > (if any) > > // The bundle can contain any number of elements, using any > > number of keys; > > // For this Api Demo we copy a string from the user input > > field, and store > > // it in the bundle as a string with the key "demo_key". > > // For most applications, you can simply pass null to > > startSearch(). > > Bundle appDataBundle = null; > > final String queryAppDataString = mQueryAppData.getText > > ().toString(); > > if (queryAppDataString != null) { > > appDataBundle = new Bundle(); > > appDataBundle.putString("demo_key", queryAppDataString); > > } > > > // Now call the Activity member function that invokes the > > Search Manager UI. > > startSearch(queryPrefill, false, appDataBundle, false); > > > // Returning true > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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