Android – How to Implement Google Search Inside Your App
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Solution:
GoogleSearchIntentActivity.java
package com.technotalkative.googlesearchintent; import android.app.Activity; import android.app.SearchManager; import android.content.Intent; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.widget.EditText; public class GoogleSearchIntentActivity extends Activity { private EditText editTextInput; /** Called when the activity is first created. */ @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); editTextInput = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextInput); } public void onSearchClick(View v) { try { Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_WEB_SEARCH); String term = editTextInput.getText().toString(); intent.putExtra(SearchManager.QUERY, term); startActivity(intent); } catch (Exception e) { // TODO: handle exception } } }
main.xml
<!--?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?--> <linearlayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:orientation="vertical" android:padding="10dp"> <edittext android:id="@+id/editTextInput" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:hint="Enter search text"> <requestfocus> </requestfocus></edittext> <button android:id="@+id/button1" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Search" android:layout_gravity="center" android:onclick="onSearchClick" android:layout_margintop="10dp"> </button></linearlayout>
Note:
Don’t forget to add INTERNET permission inside the AndroidManifest.xml file.
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"> </uses-permission>
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