SearchView taking all the space in the new ActionBarCompat

Question

I switched from ActionBarSherlock to ActionBarCompat (support library v7). After some adjustments, almost everything is working fine by now.

But I\'m in trouble with

Answer 1

Have you tried using collapseActionView()?

I use it like this:

public static MenuItem msearchMenuItem;

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);

    // Associate searchable configuration with the SearchView
    SearchManager searchManager =
           (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
    SearchView searchView =
            (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.search).getActionView();

    searchView.setSearchableInfo(
            searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));



    msearchMenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.search);

    return true;
}
public static MenuItem getSearchMenuItem() {
    return msearchMenuItem;
}

public void doSomething(){
    //Collapse the SearchBar
    getSearchMenuItem().collapseActionView();
}

I don't know if it works with v7, but it certainly works with v4.

Try changing android:showAsAction="collapseActionView|ifRoom"