How can i change the icon color of searchview in actionbar?

Question

This is my menu.xml

Answer 1

I found another solution to override the default searchview icons color so you don't have to use a drawable.

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    MenuInflater menuInflater = getMenuInflater();
    menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.menu, menu);
    android.support.v7.widget.SearchView searchView = (android.support.v7.widget.SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).getActionView();
    ImageView icon = searchView.findViewById(android.support.v7.appcompat.R.id.search_button);
    icon.setColorFilter(Color.WHITE);
    return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}

This code changes the color of the default searchview icon.

android.support.v7.widget.SearchView searchView = (android.support.v7.widget.SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).getActionView();
ImageView icon = searchView.findViewById(android.support.v7.appcompat.R.id.search_button);
icon.setColorFilter(Color.WHITE);