[android-developers] Re: ContentProvider.query() is not being called.

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On Oct 11, 8:07 am, sdphil <phil.pellouch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have been playing around with the SearchableDictionary sample
> application trying to understand it.
>
> I set a breakpoint in DictionaryProvider.query() and verified that
> it's going in there when I turn on search for this application
> (settings > search > searchable items > Searchable Dictionary).
>
> Then I tried modifying the AndroidManifest.xml file, changing the
> launch activity to .WordActivity --
>         <!-- The default activity of the app.  Can also display search
> results. -->
>         <activity android:name=".SearchableDictionary"
>                 android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar">
>
>         </activity>
>
>         <!-- Displays the definition of a word. -->
>         <activity android:name=".WordActivity"
>                 android:label="@string/app_name"
>                 android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar">
>
>             <intent-filter>
>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
>                 <category
> android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
>             </intent-filter>
>
>             <!-- Receives the search request. -->
>             <intent-filter>
>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
>                 <category
> android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
>             </intent-filter>
>
>             <!-- Points to searchable meta data. -->
>             <meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable"
>                     android:resource="@xml/searchable"/>
>
>                 </activity>
>
> I also had to change WordActivity so it would startup (albeit not be
> useful) --
>
> //        Intent intent = getIntent();
> //
> //        String word = intent.getStringExtra("word");
> //        String definition = intent.getStringExtra("definition");
>         String word = "word";
>         String definition = "definition";
>
> My expectation was that when I ran it and typed something in the QSB
> (search box on the main android page), it would still trigger the
> breakpoint.  It's like it doesn't even recognize that the app should
> be part of the search anymore.  I try moving the manifest changes back
> and it goes back to working.
>
> The thing that led me down this path was that I am trying to write my
> own ContentProvider, and I can't get the QSB to call my query method.
> So what gives with this sample code here?  What is preventing (or
> enabling) query() to be called from the QSB?
>
> tia.
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