How to completely collapse a SearchView after an item selected?

Question

I\'ve been struggling with this for weeks.. I have a global search that offers up a custom listview with suggestions as a user types. When a user selects an option, I want the s

Answer 1

If you're using Toolbar (android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar) and the corresponding SearchView (android.support.v7.widget.SearchView) with it, this works:

    searchView.setQuery("", false);
    searchView.clearFocus();
    searchView.setIconified(true);

Answer 2

searchView.setIconified(true); // Call this twice
searchView.setIconified(true);

It works for me.

Answer 3

This worked for me and it also closed the keyboard by Default

MenuItemCompat.collapseActionView(menuItem);

Answer 4

Instead of calling _searchView.onActionViewCollapsed() call menuItem.collapseActionView() where _searchView = menuItem.getActionView().

Answer 5

Found it. The call should be _searchView.onActionViewCollapsed(). Why on earth you call a "listener" style method (ie, one that begins with 'on') is beyond me.

Answer 6

You should clear the search, remove the focus and then call:

searchView.setIconified(true);