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android add search to action bar

override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu, inflater: MenuInflater)  {
        val menulayout = inflater.inflate(R.menu.yourmenu,menu)
        val searchManager = requireContext().getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE) as SearchManager
        val searchview = menu.findItem(R.id.app_bar_search).actionView as SearchView
        searchview.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(requireActivity().componentName))
        searchview.setOnQueryTextListener(object : SearchView.OnQueryTextListener{
            override fun onQueryTextSubmit(p0: String?): Boolean {

                return true
            }

            override fun onQueryTextChange(p0: String?): Boolean {

                return false
            }


        })
        
        }