XML describing the behavior of the android search dialog

AndroidManifest.xml

<application ... >
    <activity android:name=".MainSearchableActivity" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
        </intent-filter>
        <meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable"
                   android:resource="@xml/searchable"/>
    </activity>
    ...
</application>

MainSearchableActivity.java

[...]

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    [...]
    
    Intent intent = getIntent();

    if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
      String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
      doMySearch(query);
    }
}

searchable.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:label="@string/app_label"
    android:hint="Search in your_application_name" >
</searchable>

Snippets used to implement the Android Search Dialog
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/search/search-dialog.html