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SearchManager.javaAPI DocAndroid 5.1 API43000Thu Mar 12 22:22:10 GMT 2015android.app

SearchManager

public class SearchManager extends Object implements DialogInterface.OnDismissListener, DialogInterface.OnCancelListener
This class provides access to the system search services.

In practice, you won't interact with this class directly, as search services are provided through methods in {@link android.app.Activity Activity} and the {@link android.content.Intent#ACTION_SEARCH ACTION_SEARCH} {@link android.content.Intent Intent}. If you do require direct access to the SearchManager, do not instantiate this class directly. Instead, retrieve it through {@link android.content.Context#getSystemService context.getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE)}.

Developer Guides

For more information about using the search dialog and adding search suggestions in your application, read the Search developer guide.

Fields Summary
private static final boolean
DBG
private static final String
TAG
public static final char
MENU_KEY
This is a shortcut definition for the default menu key to use for invoking search. See Menu.Item.setAlphabeticShortcut() for more information.
public static final int
MENU_KEYCODE
This is a shortcut definition for the default menu key to use for invoking search. See Menu.Item.setAlphabeticShortcut() for more information.
public static final String
QUERY
Intent extra data key: Use this key with {@link android.content.Intent#getStringExtra content.Intent.getStringExtra()} to obtain the query string from Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.
public static final String
USER_QUERY
Intent extra data key: Use this key with {@link android.content.Intent#getStringExtra content.Intent.getStringExtra()} to obtain the query string typed in by the user. This may be different from the value of {@link #QUERY} if the intent is the result of selecting a suggestion. In that case, {@link #QUERY} will contain the value of {@link #SUGGEST_COLUMN_QUERY} for the suggestion, and {@link #USER_QUERY} will contain the string typed by the user.
public static final String
APP_DATA
Intent extra data key: Use this key with Intent.ACTION_SEARCH and {@link android.content.Intent#getBundleExtra content.Intent.getBundleExtra()} to obtain any additional app-specific data that was inserted by the activity that launched the search.
public static final String
SEARCH_MODE
Intent extra data key: Use {@link android.content.Intent#getBundleExtra content.Intent.getBundleExtra(SEARCH_MODE)} to get the search mode used to launch the intent. The only current value for this is {@link #MODE_GLOBAL_SEARCH_SUGGESTION}.
public static final String
ACTION_KEY
Intent extra data key: Use this key with Intent.ACTION_SEARCH and {@link android.content.Intent#getIntExtra content.Intent.getIntExtra()} to obtain the keycode that the user used to trigger this query. It will be zero if the user simply pressed the "GO" button on the search UI. This is primarily used in conjunction with the keycode attribute in the actionkey element of your searchable.xml configuration file.
public static final String
EXTRA_DATA_KEY
Intent extra data key: This key will be used for the extra populated by the {@link #SUGGEST_COLUMN_INTENT_EXTRA_DATA} column.
public static final String
EXTRA_SELECT_QUERY
Boolean extra data key for {@link #INTENT_ACTION_GLOBAL_SEARCH} intents. If {@code true}, the initial query should be selected when the global search activity is started, so that the user can easily replace it with another query.
public static final String
EXTRA_NEW_SEARCH
Boolean extra data key for {@link Intent#ACTION_WEB_SEARCH} intents. If {@code true}, this search should open a new browser window, rather than using an existing one.
public static final String
EXTRA_WEB_SEARCH_PENDINGINTENT
Extra data key for {@link Intent#ACTION_WEB_SEARCH}. If set, the value must be a {@link PendingIntent}. The search activity handling the {@link Intent#ACTION_WEB_SEARCH} intent will fill in and launch the pending intent. The data URI will be filled in with an http or https URI, and {@link android.provider.Browser#EXTRA_HEADERS} may be filled in.
public static final String
CURSOR_EXTRA_KEY_IN_PROGRESS
Boolean extra data key for a suggestion provider to return in {@link Cursor#getExtras} to indicate that the search is not complete yet. This can be used by the search UI to indicate that a search is in progress. The suggestion provider can return partial results this way and send a change notification on the cursor when more results are available.
public static final String
ACTION_MSG
Intent extra data key: Use this key with Intent.ACTION_SEARCH and {@link android.content.Intent#getStringExtra content.Intent.getStringExtra()} to obtain the action message that was defined for a particular search action key and/or suggestion. It will be null if the search was launched by typing "enter", touched the the "GO" button, or other means not involving any action key.
public static final int
FLAG_QUERY_REFINEMENT
Flag to specify that the entry can be used for query refinement, i.e., the query text in the search field can be replaced with the text in this entry, when a query refinement icon is clicked. The suggestion list should show such a clickable icon beside the entry.

Use this flag as a bit-field for {@link #SUGGEST_COLUMN_FLAGS}.

public static final String
SUGGEST_URI_PATH_QUERY
Uri path for queried suggestions data. This is the path that the search manager will use when querying your content provider for suggestions data based on user input (e.g. looking for partial matches). Typically you'll use this with a URI matcher.
public static final String
SUGGEST_MIME_TYPE
MIME type for suggestions data. You'll use this in your suggestions content provider in the getType() function.
public static final String
SUGGEST_URI_PATH_SHORTCUT
Uri path for shortcut validation. This is the path that the search manager will use when querying your content provider to refresh a shortcutted suggestion result and to check if it is still valid. When asked, a source may return an up to date result, or no result. No result indicates the shortcut refers to a no longer valid sugggestion.
public static final String
SHORTCUT_MIME_TYPE
MIME type for shortcut validation. You'll use this in your suggestions content provider in the getType() function.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_FORMAT
Column name for suggestions cursor. Unused - can be null or column can be omitted.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_TEXT_1
Column name for suggestions cursor. Required. This is the primary line of text that will be presented to the user as the suggestion.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_TEXT_2
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your cursor includes this column, then all suggestions will be provided in a two-line format. The second line of text is in a much smaller appearance.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_TEXT_2_URL
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. This is a URL that will be shown as the second line of text instead of {@link #SUGGEST_COLUMN_TEXT_2}. This is a separate column so that the search UI knows to display the text as a URL, e.g. by using a different color. If this column is absent, or has the value {@code null}, {@link #SUGGEST_COLUMN_TEXT_2} will be used instead.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_ICON_1
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your cursor includes this column, then all suggestions will be provided in a format that includes space for two small icons, one at the left and one at the right of each suggestion. The data in the column must be a resource ID of a drawable, or a URI in one of the following formats:
  • content ({@link android.content.ContentResolver#SCHEME_CONTENT})
  • android.resource ({@link android.content.ContentResolver#SCHEME_ANDROID_RESOURCE})
  • file ({@link android.content.ContentResolver#SCHEME_FILE})
See {@link android.content.ContentResolver#openAssetFileDescriptor(Uri, String)} for more information on these schemes.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_ICON_2
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your cursor includes this column, then all suggestions will be provided in a format that includes space for two small icons, one at the left and one at the right of each suggestion. The data in the column must be a resource ID of a drawable, or a URI in one of the following formats:
  • content ({@link android.content.ContentResolver#SCHEME_CONTENT})
  • android.resource ({@link android.content.ContentResolver#SCHEME_ANDROID_RESOURCE})
  • file ({@link android.content.ContentResolver#SCHEME_FILE})
See {@link android.content.ContentResolver#openAssetFileDescriptor(Uri, String)} for more information on these schemes.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_RESULT_CARD_IMAGE
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your cursor includes this column, then the image will be displayed when forming the suggestion. The suggested dimension for the image is 270x400 px for portrait mode and 400x225 px for landscape mode. The data in the column must be a resource ID of a drawable, or a URI in one of the following formats:
  • content ({@link android.content.ContentResolver#SCHEME_CONTENT})
  • android.resource ({@link android.content.ContentResolver#SCHEME_ANDROID_RESOURCE})
  • file ({@link android.content.ContentResolver#SCHEME_FILE})
See {@link android.content.ContentResolver#openAssetFileDescriptor(Uri, String)} for more information on these schemes.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_INTENT_ACTION
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If this column exists and this element exists at the given row, this is the action that will be used when forming the suggestion's intent. If the element is not provided, the action will be taken from the android:searchSuggestIntentAction field in your XML metadata. At least one of these must be present for the suggestion to generate an intent. Note: If your action is the same for all suggestions, it is more efficient to specify it using XML metadata and omit it from the cursor.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_INTENT_DATA
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If this column exists and this element exists at the given row, this is the data that will be used when forming the suggestion's intent. If the element is not provided, the data will be taken from the android:searchSuggestIntentData field in your XML metadata. If neither source is provided, the Intent's data field will be null. Note: If your data is the same for all suggestions, or can be described using a constant part and a specific ID, it is more efficient to specify it using XML metadata and omit it from the cursor.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_INTENT_EXTRA_DATA
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If this column exists and this element exists at the given row, this is the data that will be used when forming the suggestion's intent. If not provided, the Intent's extra data field will be null. This column allows suggestions to provide additional arbitrary data which will be included as an extra under the key {@link #EXTRA_DATA_KEY}.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_INTENT_DATA_ID
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If this column exists and this element exists at the given row, then "/" and this value will be appended to the data field in the Intent. This should only be used if the data field has already been set to an appropriate base string.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_QUERY
Column name for suggestions cursor. Required if action is {@link android.content.Intent#ACTION_SEARCH ACTION_SEARCH}, optional otherwise. If this column exists and this element exists at the given row, this is the data that will be used when forming the suggestion's query.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_SHORTCUT_ID
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. This column is used to indicate whether a search suggestion should be stored as a shortcut, and whether it should be refreshed. If missing, the result will be stored as a shortcut and never validated. If set to {@link #SUGGEST_NEVER_MAKE_SHORTCUT}, the result will not be stored as a shortcut. Otherwise, the shortcut id will be used to check back for an up to date suggestion using {@link #SUGGEST_URI_PATH_SHORTCUT}.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_SPINNER_WHILE_REFRESHING
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. This column is used to specify that a spinner should be shown in lieu of an icon2 while the shortcut of this suggestion is being refreshed.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_CONTENT_TYPE
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your content is media type, you should provide this column so search app could understand more about your content. The data in the column must specify the MIME type of the content.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_IS_LIVE
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your content is media type, you should provide this column to specify whether your content is live media such as live video or live audio. The value in the column is of integer type with value of either 0 indicating non-live content or 1 indicating live content.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_VIDEO_WIDTH
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your content is video, you should provide this column to specify the number of vertical lines. The data in the column is of integer type.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_VIDEO_HEIGHT
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your content is video, you should provide this column to specify the number of horizontal lines. The data in the column is of integer type.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_AUDIO_CHANNEL_CONFIG
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your content contains audio, you should provide this column to specify the audio channel configuration. The data in the column is string with format like "channels.subchannels" such as "1.0" or "5.1".
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_PURCHASE_PRICE
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your content is purchasable, you should provide this column to specify the displayable string representation of the purchase price of your content including the currency and the amount. If it's free, you should provide localized string to specify that it's free. This column can be omitted if the content is not applicable to purchase.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_RENTAL_PRICE
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your content is rentable, you should provide this column to specify the displayable string representation of the rental price of your content including the currency and the amount. If it's free, you should provide localized string to specify that it's free. This column can be ommitted if the content is not applicable to rent.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_RATING_STYLE
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your content has a rating, you should provide this column to specify the rating style of your content. The data in the column must be one of the constant values specified in {@link android.media.Rating}
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_RATING_SCORE
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your content has a rating, you should provide this column to specify the rating score of your content. The data in the column is of float type. See {@link android.media.Rating} about valid rating scores for each rating style.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_PRODUCTION_YEAR
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your content is video or audio and has a known production year, you should provide this column to specify the production year of your content. The data in the column is of integer type.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_DURATION
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. If your content is video or audio, you should provide this column to specify the duration of your content in milliseconds. The data in the column is of long type.
public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_FLAGS
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. This column is used to specify additional flags per item. Multiple flags can be specified.

Must be one of {@link #FLAG_QUERY_REFINEMENT} or 0 to indicate no flags.

public static final String
SUGGEST_COLUMN_LAST_ACCESS_HINT
Column name for suggestions cursor. Optional. This column may be used to specify the time in {@link System#currentTimeMillis System.currentTImeMillis()} (wall time in UTC) when an item was last accessed within the results-providing application. If set, this may be used to show more-recently-used items first.
public static final String
SUGGEST_NEVER_MAKE_SHORTCUT
Column value for suggestion column {@link #SUGGEST_COLUMN_SHORTCUT_ID} when a suggestion should not be stored as a shortcut in global search.
public static final String
SUGGEST_PARAMETER_LIMIT
Query parameter added to suggestion queries to limit the number of suggestions returned. This limit is only advisory and suggestion providers may chose to ignore it.
public static final String
INTENT_ACTION_GLOBAL_SEARCH
Intent action for starting the global search activity. The global search provider should handle this intent. Supported extra data keys: {@link #QUERY}, {@link #EXTRA_SELECT_QUERY}, {@link #APP_DATA}.
public static final String
INTENT_ACTION_SEARCH_SETTINGS
Intent action for starting the global search settings activity. The global search provider should handle this intent.
public static final String
INTENT_ACTION_WEB_SEARCH_SETTINGS
Intent action for starting a web search provider's settings activity. Web search providers should handle this intent if they have provider-specific settings to implement.
public static final String
INTENT_ACTION_SEARCHABLES_CHANGED
Intent action broadcasted to inform that the searchables list or default have changed. Components should handle this intent if they cache any searchable data and wish to stay up to date on changes.
public static final String
INTENT_GLOBAL_SEARCH_ACTIVITY_CHANGED
Intent action to be broadcast to inform that the global search provider has changed.
public static final String
INTENT_ACTION_SEARCH_SETTINGS_CHANGED
Intent action broadcasted to inform that the search settings have changed in some way. Either searchables have been enabled or disabled, or a different web search provider has been chosen.
public static final String
CONTEXT_IS_VOICE
This means that context is voice, and therefore the SearchDialog should continue showing the microphone until the user indicates that he/she does not want to re-speak (e.g. by typing).
public static final String
DISABLE_VOICE_SEARCH
This means that the voice icon should not be shown at all, because the current search engine does not support voice search.
private static ISearchManager
mService
Reference to the shared system search service.
private final android.content.Context
mContext
private String
mAssociatedPackage
The package associated with this seach manager.
final android.os.Handler
mHandler
OnDismissListener
mDismissListener
OnCancelListener
mCancelListener
private SearchDialog
mSearchDialog
Constructors Summary
SearchManager(android.content.Context context, android.os.Handler handler)


    /*package*/      
        mContext = context;
        mHandler = handler;
        mService = ISearchManager.Stub.asInterface(
                ServiceManager.getService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE));
Methods Summary
private voidensureSearchDialog()

        if (mSearchDialog == null) {
            mSearchDialog = new SearchDialog(mContext, this);
            mSearchDialog.setOnCancelListener(this);
            mSearchDialog.setOnDismissListener(this);
        }
public android.content.IntentgetAssistIntent(android.content.Context context, boolean inclContext)
Gets an intent for launching installed assistant activity, or null if not available.

return
The assist intent.
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        return getAssistIntent(context, inclContext, UserHandle.myUserId());
public android.content.IntentgetAssistIntent(android.content.Context context, boolean inclContext, int userHandle)
Gets an intent for launching installed assistant activity, or null if not available.

return
The assist intent.
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        try {
            if (mService == null) {
                return null;
            }
            ComponentName comp = mService.getAssistIntent(userHandle);
            if (comp == null) {
                return null;
            }
            Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_ASSIST);
            intent.setComponent(comp);
            if (inclContext) {
                IActivityManager am = ActivityManagerNative.getDefault();
                Bundle extras = am.getAssistContextExtras(0);
                if (extras != null) {
                    intent.replaceExtras(extras);
                }
            }
            return intent;
        } catch (RemoteException re) {
            Log.e(TAG, "getAssistIntent() failed: " + re);
            return null;
        }
public java.util.ListgetGlobalSearchActivities()
Returns a list of installed apps that handle the global search intent.

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        try {
            return mService.getGlobalSearchActivities();
        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
            Log.e(TAG, "getGlobalSearchActivities() failed: " + ex);
            return null;
        }
public android.content.ComponentNamegetGlobalSearchActivity()
Gets the name of the global search activity.

        try {
            return mService.getGlobalSearchActivity();
        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
            Log.e(TAG, "getGlobalSearchActivity() failed: " + ex);
            return null;
        }
public SearchableInfogetSearchableInfo(android.content.ComponentName componentName)
Gets information about a searchable activity.

param
componentName The activity to get searchable information for.
return
Searchable information, or null if the activity does not exist, or is not searchable.

        try {
            return mService.getSearchableInfo(componentName);
        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
            Log.e(TAG, "getSearchableInfo() failed: " + ex);
            return null;
        }
public java.util.ListgetSearchablesInGlobalSearch()
Returns a list of the searchable activities that can be included in global search.

return
a list containing searchable information for all searchable activities that have the android:includeInGlobalSearch attribute set in their searchable meta-data.

        try {
            return mService.getSearchablesInGlobalSearch();
        } catch (RemoteException e) {
            Log.e(TAG, "getSearchablesInGlobalSearch() failed: " + e);
            return null;
        }
public android.database.CursorgetSuggestions(SearchableInfo searchable, java.lang.String query)
Gets a cursor with search suggestions.

param
searchable Information about how to get the suggestions.
param
query The search text entered (so far).
return
a cursor with suggestions, or null the suggestion query failed.
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because SearchableInfo is not part of the API.

        return getSuggestions(searchable, query, -1);
public android.database.CursorgetSuggestions(SearchableInfo searchable, java.lang.String query, int limit)
Gets a cursor with search suggestions.

param
searchable Information about how to get the suggestions.
param
query The search text entered (so far).
param
limit The query limit to pass to the suggestion provider. This is advisory, the returned cursor may contain more rows. Pass {@code -1} for no limit.
return
a cursor with suggestions, or null the suggestion query failed.
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because SearchableInfo is not part of the API.

        if (searchable == null) {
            return null;
        }

        String authority = searchable.getSuggestAuthority();
        if (authority == null) {
            return null;
        }

        Uri.Builder uriBuilder = new Uri.Builder()
                .scheme(ContentResolver.SCHEME_CONTENT)
                .authority(authority)
                .query("")  // TODO: Remove, workaround for a bug in Uri.writeToParcel()
                .fragment("");  // TODO: Remove, workaround for a bug in Uri.writeToParcel()

        // if content path provided, insert it now
        final String contentPath = searchable.getSuggestPath();
        if (contentPath != null) {
            uriBuilder.appendEncodedPath(contentPath);
        }

        // append standard suggestion query path
        uriBuilder.appendPath(SearchManager.SUGGEST_URI_PATH_QUERY);

        // get the query selection, may be null
        String selection = searchable.getSuggestSelection();
        // inject query, either as selection args or inline
        String[] selArgs = null;
        if (selection != null) {    // use selection if provided
            selArgs = new String[] { query };
        } else {                    // no selection, use REST pattern
            uriBuilder.appendPath(query);
        }

        if (limit > 0) {
            uriBuilder.appendQueryParameter(SUGGEST_PARAMETER_LIMIT, String.valueOf(limit));
        }

        Uri uri = uriBuilder.build();

        // finally, make the query
        return mContext.getContentResolver().query(uri, null, selection, selArgs, null);
public android.content.ComponentNamegetWebSearchActivity()
Gets the name of the web search activity.

return
The name of the default activity for web searches. This activity can be used to get web search suggestions. Returns {@code null} if there is no default web search activity.
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        try {
            return mService.getWebSearchActivity();
        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
            Log.e(TAG, "getWebSearchActivity() failed: " + ex);
            return null;
        }
public booleanisVisible()
Determine if the Search UI is currently displayed. This is provided primarily for application test purposes.

return
Returns true if the search UI is currently displayed.
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        return mSearchDialog == null? false : mSearchDialog.isShowing();
public booleanlaunchAssistAction(int requestType, java.lang.String hint, int userHandle)
Launch an assist action for the current top activity.

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        try {
            if (mService == null) {
                return false;
            }
            return mService.launchAssistAction(requestType, hint, userHandle);
        } catch (RemoteException re) {
            Log.e(TAG, "launchAssistAction() failed: " + re);
            return false;
        }
public voidonCancel(android.content.DialogInterface dialog)

deprecated
This method is an obsolete internal implementation detail. Do not use.

        if (mCancelListener != null) {
            mCancelListener.onCancel();
        }
public voidonDismiss(android.content.DialogInterface dialog)

deprecated
This method is an obsolete internal implementation detail. Do not use.

        if (mDismissListener != null) {
            mDismissListener.onDismiss();
        }
public voidsetOnCancelListener(android.app.SearchManager$OnCancelListener listener)
Set or clear the callback that will be invoked whenever the search UI is canceled.

param
listener The {@link OnCancelListener} to use, or null.

        mCancelListener = listener;
public voidsetOnDismissListener(android.app.SearchManager$OnDismissListener listener)
Set or clear the callback that will be invoked whenever the search UI is dismissed.

param
listener The {@link OnDismissListener} to use, or null.

        mDismissListener = listener;
voidstartGlobalSearch(java.lang.String initialQuery, boolean selectInitialQuery, android.os.Bundle appSearchData, android.graphics.Rect sourceBounds)
Starts the global search activity.

        ComponentName globalSearchActivity = getGlobalSearchActivity();
        if (globalSearchActivity == null) {
            Log.w(TAG, "No global search activity found.");
            return;
        }
        Intent intent = new Intent(INTENT_ACTION_GLOBAL_SEARCH);
        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
        intent.setComponent(globalSearchActivity);
        // Make sure that we have a Bundle to put source in
        if (appSearchData == null) {
            appSearchData = new Bundle();
        } else {
            appSearchData = new Bundle(appSearchData);
        }
        // Set source to package name of app that starts global search, if not set already.
        if (!appSearchData.containsKey("source")) {
            appSearchData.putString("source", mContext.getPackageName());
        }
        intent.putExtra(APP_DATA, appSearchData);
        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(initialQuery)) {
            intent.putExtra(QUERY, initialQuery);
        }
        if (selectInitialQuery) {
            intent.putExtra(EXTRA_SELECT_QUERY, selectInitialQuery);
        }
        intent.setSourceBounds(sourceBounds);
        try {
            if (DBG) Log.d(TAG, "Starting global search: " + intent.toUri(0));
            mContext.startActivity(intent);
        } catch (ActivityNotFoundException ex) {
            Log.e(TAG, "Global search activity not found: " + globalSearchActivity);
        }
public voidstartSearch(java.lang.String initialQuery, boolean selectInitialQuery, android.content.ComponentName launchActivity, android.os.Bundle appSearchData, boolean globalSearch)
Launch search UI.

The search manager will open a search widget in an overlapping window, and the underlying activity may be obscured. The search entry state will remain in effect until one of the following events:

  • The user completes the search. In most cases this will launch a search intent.
  • The user uses the back, home, or other keys to exit the search.
  • The application calls the {@link #stopSearch} method, which will hide the search window and return focus to the activity from which it was launched.

    • Most applications will not use this interface to invoke search. The primary method for invoking search is to call {@link android.app.Activity#onSearchRequested Activity.onSearchRequested()} or {@link android.app.Activity#startSearch Activity.startSearch()}.

    param
    initialQuery A search string can be pre-entered here, but this is typically null or empty.
    param
    selectInitialQuery If true, the intial query will be preselected, which means that any further typing will replace it. This is useful for cases where an entire pre-formed query is being inserted. If false, the selection point will be placed at the end of the inserted query. This is useful when the inserted query is text that the user entered, and the user would expect to be able to keep typing. This parameter is only meaningful if initialQuery is a non-empty string.
    param
    launchActivity The ComponentName of the activity that has launched this search.
    param
    appSearchData An application can insert application-specific context here, in order to improve quality or specificity of its own searches. This data will be returned with SEARCH intent(s). Null if no extra data is required.
    param
    globalSearch If false, this will only launch the search that has been specifically defined by the application (which is usually defined as a local search). If no default search is defined in the current application or activity, global search will be launched. If true, this will always launch a platform-global (e.g. web-based) search instead.
    see
    android.app.Activity#onSearchRequested
    see
    #stopSearch

            startSearch(initialQuery, selectInitialQuery, launchActivity,
                appSearchData, globalSearch, null);
public voidstartSearch(java.lang.String initialQuery, boolean selectInitialQuery, android.content.ComponentName launchActivity, android.os.Bundle appSearchData, boolean globalSearch, android.graphics.Rect sourceBounds)
As {@link #startSearch(String, boolean, ComponentName, Bundle, boolean)} but including source bounds for the global search intent.

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        if (globalSearch) {
            startGlobalSearch(initialQuery, selectInitialQuery, appSearchData, sourceBounds);
            return;
        }

        UiModeManager uiModeManager = new UiModeManager();
        // Don't show search dialog on televisions.
        if (uiModeManager.getCurrentModeType() != Configuration.UI_MODE_TYPE_TELEVISION) {
            ensureSearchDialog();

            mSearchDialog.show(initialQuery, selectInitialQuery, launchActivity, appSearchData);
        }
public voidstopSearch()
Terminate search UI.

Typically the user will terminate the search UI by launching a search or by canceling. This function allows the underlying application or activity to cancel the search prematurely (for any reason).

This function can be safely called at any time (even if no search is active.)

see
#startSearch

        if (mSearchDialog != null) {
            mSearchDialog.cancel();
        }
public voidtriggerSearch(java.lang.String query, android.content.ComponentName launchActivity, android.os.Bundle appSearchData)
Similar to {@link #startSearch} but actually fires off the search query after invoking the search dialog. Made available for testing purposes.

param
query The query to trigger. If empty, request will be ignored.
param
launchActivity The ComponentName of the activity that has launched this search.
param
appSearchData An application can insert application-specific context here, in order to improve quality or specificity of its own searches. This data will be returned with SEARCH intent(s). Null if no extra data is required.
see
#startSearch

        if (!mAssociatedPackage.equals(launchActivity.getPackageName())) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("invoking app search on a different package " +
                    "not associated with this search manager");
        }
        if (query == null || TextUtils.getTrimmedLength(query) == 0) {
            Log.w(TAG, "triggerSearch called with empty query, ignoring.");
            return;
        }
        startSearch(query, false, launchActivity, appSearchData, false);
        mSearchDialog.launchQuerySearch();