How do you detect the click on SearchBar search icon that opens the search textbox?

Question

I couldn't find any associated event(s) that will enable me to detect when the search icon is tapped and textbox is opened to type in search keyword for the SearchBar control.

Is there a workaround for this?

Answer 1

Hello,

There is no such an API to detect click event on search icon of SearchBar, even if on native Android or iOS platfroms.

For instance on Android, access to the searchbar icon has been restricted, you need to find its id in Android to find it.

If you want to implement this functionality, then using custom controls would be a better approach.

You could refer to Create a custom control using handlers to get more details.

Best Regards,

Alec Liu.

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