Search Input View

Android

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SearchInputView is a widget that provides a user interface for the user to enter a search query and submit it:

Adding the layout

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<io.getstream.chat.android.ui.search.SearchInputView 
    android:id="@+id/searchInputView" 
    android:layout_width="match_parent" 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

Handling User Interactions

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It is possible to listen for query text changes within the SearchInputView, by using listeners:

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searchInputView.setContinuousInputChangedListener { 
    // Search query changed 
} 
searchInputView.setDebouncedInputChangedListener { 
    // Search query changed and has been stable for a short while 
} 
searchInputView.setSearchStartedListener { 
    // Search is triggered 
}

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searchInputView.setContinuousInputChangedListener(query -> { 
    // Search query changed 
}); 
searchInputView.setDebouncedInputChangedListener(query -> { 
    // Search query changed and has been stable for a short while 
}); 
searchInputView.setSearchStartedListener(query -> { 
    // Search is triggered 
});

A full list of available listeners to set can be found here.

The search query can be also updated programmatically:

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// Update the current search query programmatically 
searchInputView.setQuery("query") 
// Clear the current search query programmatically 
searchInputView.clear()

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// Update the current search query programmatically 
searchInputView.setQuery("query"); 
// Clear the current search query programmatically 
searchInputView.clear();