SearchView edittext is always null

Question

I always get that textView is null when doing this:

public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {

        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);

        MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);
        SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat
                .getActionView(searchItem);

        int id = searchView.getContext().getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/search_src_text", null, null);
        TextView textView = (TextView) searchView.findViewById(id);
        textView.setTextColor(Color.WHITE);
}

Anyone know why?

Finding de textView wich has the text that I want to change, http://stackoverflow.com/a/14364222/1680787 — danielrvt-sgb, Aug 15 '13 at 20:19
[getIdentifier](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Resources.html#getIdentifier(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)) — codeMagic, Aug 15 '13 at 20:23
I think it depends on SDK or theme you are using. I checked examples, some people used android:id/search_plate, some others used android:id/search_src_txt — Gokhan Arik, Aug 15 '13 at 20:44
If it only happens when the app is obfuscated, try this answer: http://stackoverflow.com/a/23934038/684582 — Alécio Carvalho, May 29 '14 at 17:58

score 36 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 05 '14 at 18:39

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I'm using action bar of appcompat v7 and my solusion is:

TextView searchText = (TextView) searchView.findViewById(android.support.v7.appcompat.R.id.search_src_text);

Hope this help.

answered Sep 05 '14 at 18:39

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Unbelievable IT WORKED!!! YOU Saved my Life! Where do u guys discover that stuff?? – ThanosFisherman Dec 01 '14 at 03:25
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Android is open source :) – Skynet Apr 20 '15 at 05:41
Use for id `androidx.appcompat.R.id.search_src_text` if you are using AndroidX – Igori S Apr 30 '20 at 15:19

score 19 · Answer 2 · edited May 04 '16 at 17:33

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It's a EditText not a TextView.

Try something like that:

int id = searchView.getContext()
                   .getResources()
                   .getIdentifier("android:id/search_src_text", null, null);
EditText editText = (EditText) searchView.findViewById(id);

Hope it helps.

edited May 04 '16 at 17:33

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answered Oct 10 '13 at 12:30

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An EditText is a TextView, actually. It inherits TextView. That's why they have a lot of the same methods. EditText is just editable. – afollestad Apr 08 '15 at 00:08
@afollestad You´re right. But in my case it has worked with an EditView but not with a TextView. I dont know exactly why. Maybe one of the magical android mysteries again. – Undisputed Apr 23 '15 at 11:52
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Been searching for HOURS until I found this buried here. Just wanted to thank you so much – Justin Nov 25 '19 at 06:21

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 25 '20 at 23:16

If you are using AndroidX then you can do like this in kotlin.

override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {
            // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
            menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.main, menu)
            val searchItem: MenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search)
            val searchView: SearchView = searchItem.actionView as SearchView
            val searchText: TextView = searchView?.findViewById(androidx.appcompat.R.id.search_src_text);
            searchText.setTextColor(Color.BLACK)
            searchText.background = resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.rounded_corner_background)

            return true
        }

SearchView edittext is always null

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