Android local search

Posted by Aleksander O on Stack Overflow See other posts from Stack Overflow or by Aleksander O
Published on 2010-05-12T07:17:08Z Indexed on 2010/05/12 7:24 UTC
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Hi!

I'm trying to implement a local search in my activity. I've added an appropriate intent filter and metadata tag to manifest file but if I click Search button it invokes standard android search box. What's my problem?

Manifest file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.nixsolutions.invertigation.android.dataprovider"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<application
    android:icon="@drawable/icon"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:debuggable="true">


    <provider
        android:name="NoteProvider"
            android:authorities="com.nixsolutions.investigation.android.NoteProvider">
    </provider>
    <activity
        android:name="NotesList">
        <intent-filter>
            <action
                android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category
                android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />

        </intent-filter>
        <intent-filter>
            <action
                android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
            <category
                android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
        </intent-filter>
        <meta-data
            android:name="android.app.searchable"
            android:resource="@xml/searchable" />
    </activity>
</application>
<uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="7" />

</manifest> 

searchable.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" 
android:label="Custom search"
android:hint="Custom hint"
android:searchMode="showSearchLabelAsBadge"
/>

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