Android: what does “setTextFilterEnabled” method do?

Question

What does the setTextFilterEnabled() method do?

Answer 1

According to the Android Developer Reference, the setTextFilterEnabled() method "enables or disables the type filter window. If enabled, typing when this view has focus will filter the children to match the users input."

Source and extra information can be found at the Android Developer Reference, ie : http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/AbsListView.html#setTextFilterEnabled%28boolean%29