Set Color programmatically or with XML

library/src/main/java/com/arlib/floatingsearchview/FloatingSearchView.java

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
+import android.support.annotation.ColorRes;
 import android.support.annotation.IntDef;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.v4.graphics.drawable.DrawableCompat;
@@ -543,6 +544,10 @@ private void applyXmlAttributes(AttributeSet attrs) {
                     , Util.getColor(getContext(), R.color.hint_color)));
             setSuggestionRightIconColor(a.getColor(R.styleable.FloatingSearchView_floatingSearch_suggestionRightIconColor
                     , Util.getColor(getContext(), R.color.gray_active_icon)));
+
+            mSearchInput.setCursorColor(a.getColor(R.styleable.FloatingSearchView_floatingSearch_cursorColor
+                    , Util.getColor(getContext(), R.color.gray_active_icon)));
+
         } finally {
             a.recycle();
         }
@@ -1646,6 +1651,15 @@ public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the cursor color of the EditText default = #787878
+     *
+     * @param color that needs to be set
+     */
+    public void setCursorColor(@ColorRes int color) {
+        mSearchInput.setCursorColor(Util.getColor(getContext(), color));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the listener that will be notified when the suggestion list's height
      * changes.

library/src/main/java/com/arlib/floatingsearchview/util/view/SearchInputView.java

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 package com.arlib.floatingsearchview.util.view;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.EditText;
+import android.widget.TextView;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 
 public class SearchInputView extends EditText {
 
@@ -42,6 +48,34 @@ private void init() {
         setOnKeyListener(mOnKeyListener);
     }
 
+    public void setCursorColor(int color) {
+        try {
+            // Get the cursor resource id
+            Field field = TextView.class.getDeclaredField("mCursorDrawableRes");
+            field.setAccessible(true);
+            int drawableResId = field.getInt(this);
+
+            // Get the editor
+            field = TextView.class.getDeclaredField("mEditor");
+            field.setAccessible(true);
+            Object editor = field.get(this);
+
+            // Get the drawable and set a color filter
+            Drawable drawable = ContextCompat.getDrawable(this.getContext(), drawableResId);
+            drawable.setColorFilter(color, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
+            Drawable[] drawables = {drawable, drawable};
+
+            // Set the drawables
+            field = editor.getClass().getDeclaredField("mCursorDrawable");
+            field.setAccessible(true);
+            field.set(editor, drawables);
+        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean onKeyPreIme(int keyCode, KeyEvent ev) {
         if (ev.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK && mOnKeyboardDismissedListener != null) {

library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml

@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@
         <attr name="floatingSearch_dividerColor" format="color"/>
         <attr name="floatingSearch_dimBackground" format="boolean"/>
         <attr name="floatingSearch_suggestionRightIconColor" format="color"/>
+        <attr name="floatingSearch_cursorColor" format="color" />
     </declare-styleable>
 </resources>