Search a string in string array in android

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I want to make an intelligent search as in mobile contact search in android.

e.g: When the user starts input in search box, after typing one alphabet, as a result, it should display all the data starting from the alphabet that was input.

Hardik Joshi · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-02 10:34:53Z

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EditText searchTo = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.medittext);
searchTo.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {

    @Override
    public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub

//here you check for your conditions...

    }

    @Override
    public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub

    }

    @Override
    public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {

        doSomething();



    } 

});

answered Oct 2, 2012 at 10:34

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zeiger · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-02 10:34:59Z

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You need to look into the AutoCompleteTextView provided by Android

answered Oct 2, 2012 at 10:34

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Sumit Singh · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-02 10:36:59Z

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You have two options

use AutoCompleteTextView
use textwatcher for EditText

check Buttons on List View with easy searching in Android

edited Oct 2, 2012 at 10:36

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