How to open the search by clicking a custom button in android? -

i want open search (default search), stays on desktop (the google search) clicking button.

here xml code:

 <imagebutton       android:id="@+id/btnsearch"       android:layout_width="wrap_content"       android:layout_height="wrap_content"       android:src="@drawable/ic_action_search" android:text=""   />  

which used create button. it's simple button. used onclicklistener catch click event of button :

imgsearch.setonclicklistener(     new view.onclicklistener() {          @override public void onclick(view v) {              onsearchrequested();          }      } );  

but couldn't find out how make work. please let me know do.

you can use intent class web search action:

private void onsearchrequested() {       intent intent = new intent(intent.action_web_search);     intent.putextra(searchmanager.query, "your search query");     startactivity(intent);  }