API Reference / Android Widgets / 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: The Searcher that handles your searches.
  • SearchBoxViewModel: The business logic that handles new search inputs.
  • SearchBoxView: The view that handles the input.

Examples

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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
type: Searcher
Required

The Searcher that handles your searches.

viewModel
type: SearchBoxViewModel
default: SearchBoxViewModel()
Optional

The business logic that handles new search inputs.

searchMode
type: SearchMode
default: SearchMode.AsYouType
Optional
  • SearchMode.AsYouType triggers a search on each keystroke.
  • SearchMode.OnSubmit trigger a search on submitting the query.
debouncer
type: Debouncer
default: Debouncer(debounceLoadingInMillis)
Optional

Delays searcher operations by a specified time duration.

View

searchBoxView
type: SearchBoxView
Required

The view that handles the input.

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val searchView = SearchView(this)
val view: SearchBoxView = SearchBoxViewAppCompat(searchView)
searchBox.connectView(view)

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