how to implement search in custom listview in android?

Question

I have an edittext and a listview in my application my listview show contact list. I want listview filter with edittext. I searched a lot on google and found some examles bu

Answer 1

Android has an built in search bar feature .

• You can use this search bar to get input from the user .Can refer to this link link2
• Create an async task which will query your database/data to fetch matching results and populate the listview again

Step 1 Add the following in your manifest :

Step2

onSearchRequested(); will call your search bar .You can add this in on click of your search button.

Step3 Simply call this function in your activity's on create :

private void handleIntent(Intent intent) {

         if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
            myList.clear();

            String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);

            new getQueryResultAndPopulateListTask(this, query).execute();
        }

    }