CODEWITHSUNDEEP
androidandroid-layoutandroid-actionbar-compatandroid-searchandroid-searchmanager
iMDroid
iMDroid

Reputation: 2138

Search View Icon Position Change

I have implemented a SearchView in a toolbar as shown in image below. Here, the search icon is on the right side of a cursor . And it gets invisible with the hint. My Search View

I want to shift the search icon on the left side of a cursor and also it should not get invisible with the hint. it should be in this order.. [ SearchIcon-Cursor-Hint ]

I want it like this image..

This is want i want

Can anyone please help me out... :(

Upvotes: 4

Views: 5586

Answers (2)

fHate
fHate

Reputation: 194

This one could help but required API 17

<SearchView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layoutDirection="rtl" />

Upvotes: 0

Rishad Appat
Rishad Appat

Reputation: 1808

if you are using an edittext control, you can do it in the edittext as follows...

android:drawableLeft="@drawable/search"

Upvotes: 1

Related Questions