Android Searchable Dropdown Spinner?

I have some data (list of countries) with 249 entries. I want to force the user to choose one of these options. Usually I would use a spinner, however I feel like 249 entries woul

Solution 1:

Beginning in Android 3.0, using the SearchView widget as an item in the action bar is the preferred way to provide search in your app.

http://developer.android.com/training/search/setup.html