ActionBar always expanded SearchView with the icon inside

Question

I have an ActionBar with a SearchView.

I want the search view to always be \"open\" (expanded). Doing that is possible using

mSearchView.setIconifie         


        

Answer 1

Always show/expand search box on an action bar

Its a 2 steps solution,

1.public void onCreateOptionsMenu(M... ... searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false); }

2. In the menu xml file, make sure android:showAsAction="always" is set