diff --git a/.idea/encodings.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
similarity index 51%
rename from .idea/encodings.xml
rename to .idea/vcs.xml
index 97626ba..35eb1dd 100644
--- a/.idea/encodings.xml
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
-  <component name="Encoding">
-    <file url="PROJECT" charset="UTF-8" />
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="" vcs="Git" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/mancj/example/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/mancj/example/MainActivity.java
index 782bd5e..3a4a82b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/mancj/example/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/mancj/example/MainActivity.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton;
 import android.support.design.widget.Snackbar;
+import android.text.Editable;
+import android.text.TextWatcher;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -33,8 +35,24 @@ protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         searchBar = (MaterialSearchBar) findViewById(R.id.searchBar);
         searchBar.setOnSearchActionListener(this);
         searchBar.inflateMenu(R.menu.main);
-        searchBar.setText("Привет мир");
+        searchBar.setText("Hello World!");
         Log.d("LOG_TAG", getClass().getSimpleName() + ": text " + searchBar.getText());
+        searchBar.setCardViewElevation(10);
+        searchBar.addTextChangeListener(new TextWatcher() {
+            @Override
+            public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence charSequence, int i, int i1, int i2) {
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onTextChanged(CharSequence charSequence, int i, int i1, int i2) {
+                Log.d("LOG_TAG", getClass().getSimpleName() + " text changed " + searchBar.getText());
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void afterTextChanged(Editable editable) {
+                Log.d("LOG_TAG", getClass().getSimpleName() + " after text changed " + searchBar.getText());
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/mancj/materialsearchbar/MaterialSearchBar.java b/library/src/main/java/com/mancj/materialsearchbar/MaterialSearchBar.java
index de49302..069583a 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/mancj/materialsearchbar/MaterialSearchBar.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/mancj/materialsearchbar/MaterialSearchBar.java
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
 import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
+import android.support.v7.widget.CardView;
 import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import android.support.v7.widget.PopupMenu;
 import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
+import android.text.TextWatcher;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
@@ -380,6 +382,23 @@ public String getText(){
         return searchEdit.getText().toString();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set CardView elevation
+     * @param elevation
+     */
+    public void setCardViewElevation(int elevation){
+        CardView cardView = (CardView) findViewById(R.id.mt_container);
+        cardView.setCardElevation(elevation);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add text watcher to searchbar's EditText
+     * @param textWatcher
+     */
+    public void addTextChangeListener(TextWatcher textWatcher){
+        searchEdit.addTextChangedListener(textWatcher);
+    }
+
     private boolean listenerExists(){
         return onSearchActionListener != null;
     }
diff --git a/library/src/main/res/layout/searchbar.xml b/library/src/main/res/layout/searchbar.xml
index 64ff310..331f7d8 100644
--- a/library/src/main/res/layout/searchbar.xml
+++ b/library/src/main/res/layout/searchbar.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <merge xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
     <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
+        android:id="@+id/mt_container"
         app:cardElevation="4dp"
         app:cardBackgroundColor="@android:color/white"
         android:layout_margin="8dp"