Implementing Material Search Bar in a Full-Screen Material Search View

Introduction

In this article, we'll discuss how to implement a Material Search Bar and Full-Screen Material Search View in your Android application. We'll cover key concepts, provide code examples, and discuss best practices for implementing these features in your app. We'll be using the Android Material Components library to ensure a consistent and modern design.

Material Search Bar

What is a Material Search Bar?

A Material Search Bar is a search bar that follows the Material Design guidelines and provides a consistent user experience across Android applications. It includes a search icon, a search edit text field, and a clear button. Optionally, it can also include a voice search button and a history of past searches.

Adding a Material Search Bar to Your App

To add a Material Search Bar to your app, you can use the MaterialSearchView class from the Material Components library. Here's an example of how to create a search bar in your layout file:

In this example, we're setting the search bar to be iconified by default (i.e., hidden), setting the query hint to "Search...", showing the voice search button, and setting the search hint icon and close icon. We're also setting the searchViewStyle attribute to a custom style that we'll define later.

Full-Screen Material Search View

What is a Full-Screen Material Search View?

A Full-Screen Material Search View is a search view that takes up the entire screen of your app, providing a more immersive search experience. It includes a search bar at the top of the screen, and the rest of the screen is used for displaying search results.

Adding a Full-Screen Material Search View to Your App

To add a Full-Screen Material Search View to your app, you can use the MaterialSearchView class and set its layout_height attribute to "match\_parent". Here's an example of how to create a Full-Screen Material Search View in your layout file:

In this example, we're setting the search view to be iconified by default and hiding the bottom view on scroll. We're also using the same attributes as in the previous example.