How do I pass extra variables during a search invoked by a SearchView/ Widget?

Question

I am successfully using a search widget in my action bar to perform a search following this guide. The search is fine, but I\'m wondering how to pass additional variables on a s

Answer 1

It seems the only way to do this is to intercept new activities created in your activity which is search-enabled. To do this we override the startActivity() method. We can then check to make sure the activity is indeed the search activity, then add an extra to the intent. The working code is below.

@Override
public void startActivity(Intent intent) {      
    // check if search intent
    if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
        intent.putExtra("KEY", "VALUE");
    }

    super.startActivity(intent);
}

You can then grab your extra as you would any other extra in your search activity using:

mValue = intent.getStringExtra("KEY");