Text input in SearchView doesn't show

Question

I noticed a couple days ago that inputting text in my SearchView doesn\'t show up. Maybe this problem started longer ago and I hadn\'t noticed it, but I know th

Answer 1

This is the code I use for my recent project and it's work fine:

First define search_menu.xml (make sure use android supportV7) :

Then define in your onCreateOptionMenu of your Activity:

MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_search, menu);
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);

SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(menu.findItem(R.id.search));
searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(new ComponentName(getApplicationContext(), SearchActivity.class)));
searchView.setMaxWidth(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
MenuItemCompat.expandActionView(menu.findItem(R.id.search));
searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(true);
searchView.setIconified(false);

Also my Toolbar:

Add meta-data to your AndroidManifest.xml:

Final result: