android search: customize suggestion layout

Here is the the repository which picks the place from google address search. It has implementation of full screen search list.

Customized Searchview

This is how you can do it:

Step 1

Just create a layout with a RecyclerView or an expandable list or list whichever you want to use.

Step 2

In you activity (CityActivity) you need to do this:

1. Create a handler like this:

private static class SearchHandler extends Handler {    private WeakReference<CityActivity> mTarget;    SearchHandler(CityActivity target) {        mTarget = new WeakReference<>(target);    }    public void setTarget(CityActivity target) {        mTarget.clear();        mTarget = new WeakReference<>(target);    }    @Override    public void handleMessage(final Message msg) {        if (msg.what == CityActivity.TRIGGER_SEARCH) {            CityActivity activity = mTarget.get();            activity.makeRequest(mSearchText.trim());        }    }}

2. put a TextChangeListener on your searchEditText:

public void setTextChangeListener() {    searchView.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {        @Override        public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after) {        }        @Override        public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {            mSearchText = searchView.getText().toString();            if (!mSearchText.trim().isEmpty()) {                handler.removeMessages(CitySelectionActivity.TRIGGER_SEARCH);                handler.sendEmptyMessageDelayed(CityActivity.TRIGGER_SEARCH,                        CityActivity.SEARCH_TRIGGER_DELAY_IN_MS);            } else {                suggestList.clear();                fillAnything();            }        }        @Override        public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {        }    });}

Here suggestList is the data that is given to your list of

You should create an activity for search results and write a layout xml file where listview or recyclerview fill width using match_parent value.Content must be search results in adapter.