There would be some occasions when you would want to search images in the '/res/drawable' folder. Some small changes need to be made to the tutorial here.


1. We won't be doing any database activities, so all references to it can be removed/commented.


2. Define two arrays, an Integer mImageIds and a String mImageNames inside Image class.

Code:
public static Integer[] mImageIds= {            
            R.drawable.nevada, 
            R.drawable.pooh, 
            R.drawable.sunflower,
            R.drawable.the_maldives,
            R.drawable.sky
    **;
    
    public static String[] mImageNames = {"nevada", "pooh","sunflower", "the_maldives", "sky"**;
- mImageNames is used to give 'names' to the drawables and will be used to compare with the user-query.


3. Replace all occurences of mUrls in ImageAdapter class with mImageIds.


4. In ImageSearch.java, change the result ArrayList to Integer type.


5. In ImageAdapter class, replace,

i.setImageURI(mUris[position]);

with,

i.setImageResource(result.get(position));

and all references of mUris with result.


6. The doSearchQuery() method becomes very simple,

Code:
    private void doSearchQuery(final Intent queryIntent, final String entryPoint) 
    {
               result = new ArrayList<Integer>();
            
               queryString = queryIntent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
            
               setTitle("Search results for "+"'"+queryString+"'");
            
               for (int i = 0; i < Images.mImageNames.length; i++)
               {
                                
                     if(Images.mImageNames[i].contains(queryString))
                     {
                            result.add(Images.mImageIds[i]);
                     **
               **

    **
Thats it. With this, you can use the Search API to look for stuff inside /res/ folder.

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