Changing action bar searchview hint text color

Question

How can I change the action bar search view hint text colour?

This question explains how to get the EditText when using ABS: Android ActionBar Customize Search View

Answer 1

this worked for me :-)

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