Question

I am working on an Android application. I want to implement search functionality in my activity. I want that, when users press a button, a search dialog should appear and, after clicking, that search result should appear. Please help me.

Answer 1

Use AutoCompleteTextView for search.

public class AutoCompleteText extends Activity {

    String[] androidBooks = 
    {
        "Hello, Android - Ed Burnette",
        "Professional Android 2 App Dev - Reto Meier",
        "Unlocking Android - Frank Ableson",
        "Android App Development - Blake Meike",
        "Pro Android 2 - Dave MacLean",
        "Beginning Android 2 - Mark Murphy",
        "Android Programming Tutorials - Mark Murphy",
        "Android Wireless App Development - Lauren Darcey",
        "Pro Android Games - Vladimir Silva",
    };
    private String[] item = { "Aaaaa", "Bbbbb", "Ccccccc", "Dddddd", "Eeeeee", "Fccccc", "Gccc", "Haaa" };
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_dropdown_item_1line,item);
        AutoCompleteTextView acTextView = (AutoCompleteTextView)findViewById(R.id.AndroidBooks);
        acTextView.setThreshold(3);
        acTextView.setAdapter(adapter);


    }
}