Android Programming Tutorials

Searching For Food

Figure 52. The search field

Entering in some value will give us a new LunchList with just the matching

subset – those restaurants whose names contain the typed-in string.

Extra Credit

Here are some things you can try beyond those step-by-step instructions:

• Extend the search to search all relevant attributes of the data model,

including address, notes, and the phone number.

• Support the Quick Search Box, by implementing another content

provider, this one to provide search suggestions.

Further Reading

There is much more you can do to integrate with the Android search

system. You will learn how in the "Searching with SearchManager" chapter

of The Busy Coder's Guide to Advanced Android Development.

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