android - Search Widget in action bar not displaying the default text

Question

Hi the search widget in the action bar of my application is not displaying the default text for some reason. I am sure I might be missing something. The code looks like below:-

 @Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
    try{
        SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).getActionView();
        searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(this);
        }catch(Exception e){
            Log.v(TAG,"inflated"+e.getMessage()+"--"+e.getClass()+"-"+e.getClass());
        }
    return true;
}

menu/activity_main

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

   <item android:id="@+id/action_search"
      android:title="@string/search_title"
      android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_search"
      android:showAsAction="ifRoom|collapseActionView"
      android:actionViewClass="android.widget.SearchView" />
 </menu>

values/strings.xml

<resources>
<string name="search_title">Search Data</string>
</resources>

The search widget is working perfectly , the only thing is the default text "Search Data" is not showing.. Can someone tell me what am I doing wrong

Answer 1

Try to use this

searchView.setQueryHint(getResources().getString(R.string.search_title));