How to make SearchView always expanded in android?

Question

I have SearchView in the top of the layout (not in the action bar), is there anyway to force this View to be always expanded (opened)?

If n

Answer 1

I am doing this into fragment , i done it by using

searchItem.expandActionView();

but when user press back button it collapse so in collapse method i used

getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().popBackStack();
// when it collapsed i am going back

Below is my solution in detail:

search_menu.xml

in fragment i used below code :

@Override
    public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
        inflater.inflate(R.menu.search_menu, menu);

        // Define the listener
        MenuItemCompat.OnActionExpandListener expandListener = new MenuItemCompat.OnActionExpandListener() {
            @Override
            public boolean onMenuItemActionCollapse(MenuItem item)
            {
                getActivity().getSupportFragmentManager().popBackStack();
                // Do something when action item collapses
                return true;  // Return true to collapse action view
            }

            @Override
            public boolean onMenuItemActionExpand(MenuItem item)
            {

                // Do something when expanded
                return true;  // Return true to expand action view
            }
        };



        MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.search_contacts);


        // Assign the listener to that action item
        MenuItemCompat.setOnActionExpandListener(searchItem, expandListener);

        // Any other things you have to do when creating the options menu…



        SearchView searchView =
                (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchItem);
        //searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
        searchItem.expandActionView(); // when fragment opens it expanded auto


        searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() {
            @Override
            public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) {
                return false;
            }

            @Override
            public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText)
            {
                seachViewFunction(newText); // in searchViewFunction(newText); i am doing my things
                return false;
            }
        });

        super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
    }