Fixed UISearchBar using UISearchController - Not using header view of UITableView

Question

Is it possible to put UISearchBar of UISearchController somewhere other than header view of UITableView?

In the apple's sample code for UISearchController, following is used.

[self.searchController.searchBar sizeToFit];
self.tableView.tableHeaderView = self.searchController.searchBar;

Is it possible to position searchBar somewhere else? Say we want to implement a fixed UISearchBar like the one used in contacts app. I've tried this but the searchBar doesn't appear at all.

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 22 '15 at 11:41

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You can place the UISearchBar of UISearchController in the navigation bar so that it remains fixed

self.searchController.hidesNavigationBarDuringPresentation = NO;
self.searchController.searchBar.searchBarStyle = UISearchBarStyleMinimal;

// Include the search bar within the navigation bar.
self.navigationItem.titleView = self.searchController.searchBar;

self.definesPresentationContext = YES;

answered Mar 22 '15 at 11:41

Praveen Gowda I V

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I was about to rip out the `SearchController` again for a manually managed `UISearchBar` before reading your answer, thanks for saving me a bunch of time! – JoniVR Jul 11 '20 at 15:50

score 9 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 05 '15 at 06:45

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Create One uiview and added searchController.searchbar inside this view. After that add this view in your viewController.view. above the table view.

then it will not scroll.

   var viewTemp = UIView(frame: CGRectMake(0.0, 64.0,320.0, 44))
   viewTemp.addSubview(self.searchController.searchBar)
   self.view.addSubview(viewTemp);

edited Sep 05 '15 at 06:45

NASSER

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answered May 19 '15 at 06:46

anil

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This does seem to be the solution for when you don't want to make the UISearchBar the header view of a UITableView. Thanks! – AndrewR Jul 10 '15 at 00:28
@AndrewR In that case. just do tableView.tableHeaderView = searchController.searchBar – Michael McKenna Mar 11 '16 at 04:35
This works except it messes up section index scrolling :( – MobileMon Feb 28 '17 at 21:52
What's the point of the temp view? Why not just add the UISearchBar directly? – Mark A. Donohoe Mar 29 '17 at 21:11

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 22 '18 at 10:04

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Instead of directly keeping UISearchBar on top of UITableView. Put the UISearchBar inside a view.

answered Sep 22 '18 at 10:04

Saurabh Padwekar

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Fixed UISearchBar using UISearchController - Not using header view of UITableView

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