Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import android.graphics.Color; import android.widget.SearchView; import android.widget.TextView; public class Main { public static void customActionBarSearchViewTextColor(SearchView searchView) { int id = searchView.getContext().getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/search_src_text", null, null); TextView textView = (TextView) searchView.findViewById(id); textView.setTextColor(Color.WHITE); } }