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Show android SearchView EditText by default


I am using a SearchView in android. When I first land on the page, all that is visible is the search icon. Then when I click on the icon, the EditText appears. How do I get the EditText to be visible from the get go? Here is my xml:

<SearchView
        android:id="@+id/search"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:queryHint="@string/search_hint"
        android:textSize="16sp" />

Solution

  • EDIT---

    Oh sorry! I tought you wanted to do an 'empty' query. I think you can open SearchView programmatically using:

    searchView.setIconified(false);
    

    OLD ANSWER--

    Inside an Activity you can try with:

    onSearchRequested();
    

    And inside a Fragment you can try with:

    getActivity().onSearchRequested();
    

    Good luck!