SearchView In ListView having a custom Adapter

Try this way,hope this will help you...

activity_main.xml

    <SearchView        android:id="@+id/searchView1"        android:layout_width="match_parent"        android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>    <ListView        android:id="@+id/listView1"        android:layout_width="match_parent"        android:layout_height="0dp"        android:layout_weight="1"/></LinearLayout>

row.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    android:orientation="vertical"    android:layout_width="match_parent"    android:layout_height="match_parent">    <TextView        android:id="@+id/txtName"        android:layout_width="wrap_content"        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />    <TextView        android:id="@+id/txtAge"        android:layout_width="wrap_content"        android:layout_height="wrap_content"        android:layout_marginTop="5dp"/></LinearLayout>

MainActivity.java

public class MainActivity extends Activity implements SearchView.OnQueryTextListener{    private SearchView mSearchView;    private ListView mListView;    private ArrayList<Employee> employeeArrayList;    private EmployeeAdapter employeeAdapter;    @Override    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)    {        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);        mSearchView=(SearchView) findViewById(R.id.searchView1);        mListView=(ListView) findViewById(R.id.listView1);        employeeArrayList=new ArrayList<Employee>();        employeeArrayList.add(new Employee("ABC", 24));        employeeArrayList.add(new Employee("ACB", 24));        employeeArrayList.add(new Employee("BVF", 28));        employeeArrayList.add(new Employee("BRT", 28));        employeeArrayList.add(new Employee("ANM", 23));        employeeAdapter=new EmployeeAdapter(MainActivity.this, employeeArrayList);        mListView.setAdapter(employeeAdapter);        mListView.setTextFilterEnabled(true);        setupSearchView();    }    private void setupSearchView()    {        mSearchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);        mSearchView.setOnQueryTextListener(this);        mSearchView.setSubmitButtonEnabled(true);        mSearchView.setQueryHint("Search Here");    }    @Override    public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText)    {        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(newText)) {            mListView.clearTextFilter();        } else {            mListView.setFilterText(newText);        }        return true;    }    @Override    public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query)    {        return false;    }}

EmployeeAdapter.java

public class EmployeeAdapter extends BaseAdapter implements Filterable {    public Context context;    public ArrayList<Employee> employeeArrayList;    public ArrayList<Employee> orig;    public EmployeeAdapter(Context context, ArrayList<Employee> employeeArrayList) {        super();        this.context = context;        this.employeeArrayList = employeeArrayList;    }    public class EmployeeHolder    {        TextView name;        TextView age;    }    public Filter getFilter() {        return new Filter() {            @Override            protected FilterResults performFiltering(CharSequence constraint) {                final FilterResults oReturn = new FilterResults();                final ArrayList<Employee> results = new ArrayList<Employee>();                if (orig == null)                    orig = employeeArrayList;                if (constraint != null) {                    if (orig != null && orig.size() > 0) {                        for (final Employee g : orig) {                            if (g.getName().toLowerCase()                                    .contains(constraint.toString()))                                results.add(g);                        }                    }                    oReturn.values = results;                }                return oReturn;            }            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")            @Override            protected void publishResults(CharSequence constraint,                                          FilterResults results) {                employeeArrayList = (ArrayList<Employee>) results.values;                notifyDataSetChanged();            }        };    }    public void notifyDataSetChanged() {        super.notifyDataSetChanged();    }    @Override    public int getCount() {        return employeeArrayList.size();    }    @Override    public Object getItem(int position) {        return employeeArrayList.get(position);    }    @Override    public long getItemId(int position) {        return position;    }    @Override    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {        EmployeeHolder holder;        if(convertView==null)        {            convertView=LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.row, parent, false);            holder=new EmployeeHolder();            holder.name=(TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.txtName);            holder.age=(TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.txtAge);            convertView.setTag(holder);        }        else        {            holder=(EmployeeHolder) convertView.getTag();        }        holder.name.setText(employeeArrayList.get(position).getName());        holder.age.setText(String.valueOf(employeeArrayList.get(position).getAge()));        return convertView;    }}

Employee.java

public class Employee {    private String name;    private int age;    public  Employee(String name,int age){        this.name = name;        this.age = age;    }    public String getName(){        return name;    }    public int getAge(){        return age;    }}

Good answer is there, but still there are some issues(wrong position when onclick, serchview text overlay) as mentioned in comment section, so you can also do this by following way

Reference for more info : searchview listview android

I have tested it and don't find any issue so far, If you find any, please mention in comment section.

Model class: MovieNames.java

public class MovieNames {    private String movieName;    public MovieNames(String movieName) {        this.movieName = movieName;    }    public String getAnimalName() {        return this.movieName;    }}

2 : listview_item.xml file :

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    android:layout_width="fill_parent"    android:layout_height="fill_parent"    android:padding="10dp">    <TextView        android:id="@+id/name"        android:layout_width="wrap_content"        android:layout_height="wrap_content" /></RelativeLayout>

3. ListViewAdapter.java class adapter for listview :

      import android.content.Context;   import android.view.LayoutInflater;   import android.view.View;   import android.view.ViewGroup;   import android.widget.BaseAdapter;   import android.widget.TextView;   import java.util.ArrayList;   import java.util.Locale;public class ListViewAdapter extends BaseAdapter {// Declare VariablesContext mContext;LayoutInflater inflater;private ArrayList<MovieNames> arraylist;public ListViewAdapter(Context context ) {    mContext = context;    inflater = LayoutInflater.from(mContext);    this.arraylist = new ArrayList<MovieNames>();    this.arraylist.addAll(MainActivity.movieNamesArrayList);}public class ViewHolder {    TextView name;}@Overridepublic int getCount() {    return MainActivity.movieNamesArrayList.size();}@Overridepublic MovieNames getItem(int position) {    return MainActivity.movieNamesArrayList.get(position);}@Overridepublic long getItemId(int position) {    return position;}public View getView(final int position, View view, ViewGroup parent) {    final ViewHolder holder;    if (view == null) {        holder = new ViewHolder();        view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.listview_item, null);        // Locate the TextViews in listview_item.xml        holder.name = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.name);        view.setTag(holder);    } else {        holder = (ViewHolder) view.getTag();    }    // Set the results into TextViews    holder.name.setText(MainActivity.movieNamesArrayList.get(position).getAnimalName());    return view;}// Filter Classpublic void filter(String charText) {    charText = charText.toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault());    MainActivity.movieNamesArrayList.clear();    if (charText.length() == 0) {        MainActivity.movieNamesArrayList.addAll(arraylist);    } else {        for (MovieNames wp : arraylist) {            if (wp.getAnimalName().toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault()).contains(charText)) {                MainActivity.movieNamesArrayList.add(wp);            }        }    }    notifyDataSetChanged();     }  }

4. MainActivity.java class :

         import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;      import android.os.Bundle;      import android.view.View;      import android.widget.AdapterView;      import android.widget.ListView;      import android.widget.SearchView;      import android.widget.Toast;      import java.util.ArrayList;       public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SearchView.OnQueryTextListener {       // Declare Variables     private ListView list;  private ListViewAdapter adapter;  private SearchView editsearch;      private String[] moviewList;     public static ArrayList<MovieNames> movieNamesArrayList = new ArrayList<MovieNames>();      @Override   public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);      setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);// Generate sample datamoviewList = new String[]{"Xmen", "Titanic", "Captain America",        "Iron man", "Rocky", "Transporter", "Lord of the rings", "The jungle book",        "Tarzan","Cars","Shreck"};// Locate the ListView in listview_main.xmllist = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listview);movieNamesArrayList = new ArrayList<>();for (int i = 0; i < moviewList.length; i++) {    MovieNames movieNames = new MovieNames(moviewList[i]);    // Binds all strings into an array    movieNamesArrayList.add(movieNames);}// Pass results to ListViewAdapter Classadapter = new ListViewAdapter(this);// Binds the Adapter to the ListViewlist.setAdapter(adapter);// Locate the EditText in listview_main.xmleditsearch = (SearchView) findViewById(R.id.search);editsearch.setOnQueryTextListener(this);list.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {    @Override    public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, movieNamesArrayList.get(position).getAnimalName(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();    }});          }     @Override    public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) {              return false;     }    @Override    public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {          String text = newText;          adapter.filter(text);         return false;     }   }

Source Code

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzBKpZ4nzNzUOFlxeHhuWmF0Q1U

package example.abhiandroid.searchviewexample;import android.database.Cursor;import android.os.Bundle;import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;import android.util.Log;import android.widget.ListView;import android.widget.SearchView;import java.util.ArrayList;public class SearchViewActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SearchView.OnQueryTextListener {    // Declare Variables    ListView list;    ListViewAdapter adapter;    public static SearchView editsearch;    String[] animalNameList;    ArrayList<AnimalNames> arraylist = new ArrayList<AnimalNames>();    @Override    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);        setContentView(R.layout.activity_search);        // Generate sample data        animalNameList = new String[]{"Lion", "Tiger", "Dog",                "Cat", "Tortoise", "Rat", "Elephant", "Fox",                "Cow","Donkey","Monkey"};        // Locate the ListView in listview_main.xml        list = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listview);        for (int i = 0; i < animalNameList.length; i++) {            AnimalNames animalNames = new AnimalNames(animalNameList[i]);            // Binds all strings into an array            arraylist.add(animalNames);        }        // Pass results to ListViewAdapter Class        adapter = new ListViewAdapter(this, arraylist);        // Binds the Adapter to the ListView        list.setAdapter(adapter);        // Locate the EditText in listview_main.xml        editsearch = (SearchView) findViewById(R.id.search);        editsearch.setOnQueryTextListener(this);        editsearch.setOnSuggestionListener(new SearchView.OnSuggestionListener() {            @Override            public boolean onSuggestionSelect(int position) {                return true;            }            @Override            public boolean onSuggestionClick(int position) {                Cursor cursor= editsearch.getSuggestionsAdapter().getCursor();                cursor.moveToPosition(position);                String suggestion =cursor.getString(2);//2 is the index of col containing suggestion name.                editsearch.setQuery(suggestion,true);//setting suggestion                return true;            }        });    }    @Override    public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) {        Log.e("keshav","query ->"+query);        return false;    }    @Override    public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {        String text = newText;        Log.e("keshav","newText ->"+newText);        adapter.filter(text);        return false;    }}package example.abhiandroid.searchviewexample;import android.content.Context;import android.util.Log;import android.view.LayoutInflater;import android.view.View;import android.view.ViewGroup;import android.widget.BaseAdapter;import android.widget.TextView;import java.util.ArrayList;import java.util.List;import java.util.Locale;public class ListViewAdapter extends BaseAdapter {    // Declare Variables    Context mContext;    LayoutInflater inflater;    private List<AnimalNames> animalNamesList = null;    private ArrayList<AnimalNames> arraylist;    public ListViewAdapter(Context context, List<AnimalNames> animalNamesList) {        mContext = context;        this.animalNamesList = animalNamesList;        inflater = LayoutInflater.from(mContext);        this.arraylist = new ArrayList<AnimalNames>();        this.arraylist.addAll(animalNamesList);    }    public class ViewHolder {        TextView name;    }    @Override    public int getCount() {        return animalNamesList.size();    }    @Override    public AnimalNames getItem(int position) {        return animalNamesList.get(position);    }    @Override    public long getItemId(int position) {        return position;    }    public View getView(final int position, View view, ViewGroup parent) {        final ViewHolder holder;        if (view == null) {            holder = new ViewHolder();            view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.search_list_view_item, null);            // Locate the TextViews in search_list_view_itemiew_item.xml            holder.name = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.name);            view.setTag(holder);        } else {            holder = (ViewHolder) view.getTag();        }        // Set the results into TextViews        holder.name.setText(animalNamesList.get(position).getAnimalName());        view.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {            @Override            public void onClick(View v) {                Log.e("keshav","click  list item ->"+animalNamesList.get(position).getAnimalName());                SearchViewActivity.editsearch.setQuery(animalNamesList.get(position).getAnimalName(), false);                Log.e("keshav","click  size ->"+animalNamesList.size());                // TOdo size always 1 Important See cs Electric Project in Holostik                Log.e("keshav","click  size ->"+animalNamesList.get(0).getAnimalName());            }        });        return view;    }    // Filter Class    public void filter(String charText) {        charText = charText.toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault());        animalNamesList.clear();        if (charText.length() == 0) {            animalNamesList.addAll(arraylist);        } else {            for (AnimalNames wp : arraylist) {                if (wp.getAnimalName().toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault()).contains(charText)) {                    animalNamesList.add(wp);                }            }        }        notifyDataSetChanged();    }}package example.abhiandroid.searchviewexample;public class AnimalNames{    private String animalName;    public AnimalNames(String animalName) {        this.animalName = animalName;    }    public String getAnimalName() {        return this.animalName;    }}<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    android:layout_width="fill_parent"    android:layout_height="fill_parent">    <SearchView        android:id="@+id/search"        android:layout_width="fill_parent"        android:layout_height="wrap_content"        android:iconifiedByDefault="false">        <requestFocus />    </SearchView>    <ListView        android:id="@+id/listview"        android:layout_width="fill_parent"        android:layout_height="fill_parent"        android:layout_below="@+id/search" /></RelativeLayout>list item.xml<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    android:layout_width="fill_parent"    android:layout_height="fill_parent"    android:padding="10dp">    <TextView        android:id="@+id/nameLabel"        android:layout_width="wrap_content"        android:layout_height="wrap_content"        android:text="Animal : " />    <TextView        android:id="@+id/name"        android:layout_width="wrap_content"        android:layout_height="wrap_content"        android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/nameLabel" /></RelativeLayout>

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