How to change the textcolor or queryhint textcolor of an Android SearchView in AndroidX?

Question

The Android searchview has default queryhint textcolor and text color . How we can change the text color of edittext in Android Searchview using AndroidX

Answer 1

The searchView below is the reference variable of Searchview you are using .

JAVA:

    EditText editText = searchView.findViewById(androidx.appcompat.R.id.search_src_text);
    editText.setTextColor(Color.WHITE);
    editText.setHintTextColor(Color.GRAY);

KOTLIN

val editText = searchView.findViewById(androidx.appcompat.R.id.search_src_text)
editText.setTextColor(Color.WHITE)