Android: Return search query to current activity

Question

I followed the steps described on http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/search/search-dialog.html to implement a search feature in my notepad application.

My pro

Answer 1

It doesn't bring up a new activity if the SearchView.OnSuggestionListener on the searchView is set, and the overridden methods return true (overriding the default behavior). You can do that in the onCreateOptionsMenu() implementation, like this:

    searchView.setOnSuggestionListener(new SearchView.OnSuggestionListener() {
        @Override
        public boolean onSuggestionSelect(int position) {
            return true;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean onSuggestionClick(int position) {
            CursorAdapter selectedView = searchView.getSuggestionsAdapter();
            Cursor cursor = (Cursor) selectedView.getItem(position);
            int index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(SearchManager.SUGGEST_COLUMN_TEXT_1);
            searchView.setQuery(cursor.getString(index), true);
            return true;
        }
    });

No need to force the activity to singleTop or other hacks.