How do I pass extra variables during a search invoked by a SearchView/ Widget?

Question

I am successfully using a search widget in my action bar to perform a search following this guide. The search is fine, but I\'m wondering how to pass additional variables on a s

Answer 1

You can override the onSearchRequested method inside the Activity that's invoking the search.

@Override
public boolean onSearchRequested() {
     Bundle appData = new Bundle();
     appData.putBoolean(SearchableActivity.JARGON, true);
     startSearch(null, false, appData, false);
     return true;
 }

then you can extract this data inside the SearchableActivity

Bundle appData = getIntent().getBundleExtra(SearchManager.APP_DATA);
if (appData != null) {
    boolean jargon = appData.getBoolean(SearchableActivity.JARGON);
}