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How to change color of searchView's search icon color programatically inside edittext?

I have SearchView in my toolbar and I am wondering how can I change search icon inside SearchView Edittext drawableleft icon color programatically?

searchView = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search)?.actionView as? SearchView

I know using findViewById of SearchView I can find components of SearchView and do it But it doesn't work and I would like to know if it possible to change edittext underline color programatically?

Here is my image you can see what I mean and I have changed the close button color I want to have the same for other components

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val searchText = searchView?.findViewById(R.id.search_src_text) as SearchView.SearchAutoComplete
searchText.compoundDrawables[0].setTint(Color.RED)
Solution

  • It should work 

    val searchIcon = searchView.findViewById(R.id.search_mag_icon) as ImageView
searchIcon.setColorFilter(Color.Red)