@Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // show option menu for current activity getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.search_lab_tests, menu); MenuItem menuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.itemSearchTests); final SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menuItem.getActionView(); // perform search when text changes searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() { @Override public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) { return false; } @Override public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) { searchData(newText); return true; } }); //return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu); return true; }
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