How do I invoke the search dialog using onSearchRequested()

Question

I\'m trying to implement the search dialog and I am unable to display the search from an Activity.

I have my main activity defined in my manifest file, this activity sho

Answer 1

Apart from declaring the SearchActivity in the manifest file you need to include the meta-data info.

If you want to invoke the search dialog throughout the application then include

inside the application tag.

If you want to invoke the search dialog only in a particular activity then include

inside the activity tag.

for more details please refer http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/search/search-dialog.html.