Show android SearchView EditText by default

Question

I am using a SearchView in android. When I first land on the page, all that is visible is the search icon. Then when I click on the icon, the EditText appears. How do I get the EditText to be visible from the get go? Here is my xml: ``` <SearchView android:id="@+id/search" android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_weight="1" android:queryHint="@string/search_hint" android:textSize="16sp" /> ```

Accepted Answer

EDIT---

Oh sorry! I tought you wanted to do an 'empty' query. I think you can open SearchView programmatically using:

```
searchView.setIconified(false);
```

OLD ANSWER--

Inside an Activity you can try with:

```
onSearchRequested();
```

And inside a Fragment you can try with:

```
getActivity().onSearchRequested();
```

Good luck!

Show android SearchView EditText by default

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