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SearchBox
Sep. 02, 2020
SearchBox
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SearchBoxConnector( searcher: Searcher viewModel: SearchBoxViewModel searchMode: SearchMode debouncer: Debouncer )
About this widget
The SearchBox
is used to perform a text-based query.
To add a SearchBox
to your search experience, use these components:
Searcher
: TheSearcher
that handles your searches.SearchBoxViewModel
: The business logic that handles new search inputs.SearchBoxView
: The view that handles the input.
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class MyActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
val client = ClientSearch(
ApplicationID("YourApplicationID"),
APIKey("YourAPIKey")
)
val index = client.initIndex(IndexName("YourIndexName"))
val searcher = SearcherSingleIndex(index)
val searchBox = SearchBoxConnector(searcher)
val connection = ConnectionHandler()
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
val searchView = SearchView(this)
val view: SearchBoxView = SearchBoxViewAppCompat(searchView)
connection += searchBox.connectView(view)
searcher.searchAsync()
}
override fun onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy()
connection.disconnect()
searcher.cancel()
}
}
Parameters
searcher
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type: Searcher
Required
The |
viewModel
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type: SearchBoxViewModel
default: SearchBoxViewModel()
Optional
The business logic that handles new search inputs. |
searchMode
|
type: SearchMode
default: SearchMode.AsYouType
Optional
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debouncer
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type: Debouncer
default: Debouncer(debounceLoadingInMillis)
Optional
Delays searcher operations by a specified time duration. |
View
searchBoxView
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type: SearchBoxView
Required
The view that handles the input. |
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