Change background image of searchbar

Question

It's easy to change background color of a searchbar.But, I have no idea how to change its background image.There is no direct method. I need help............... I appreciate any given idea...

possible duplicate of [UISearchBar clear background color or set background image \[iphone sdk\]](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2139115/uisearchbar-clear-background-color-or-set-background-image-iphone-sdk) — Max, Mar 08 '11 at 07:21

score 11 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 08 '11 at 11:28

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UISearchBar* bar = [[UISearchBar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 44)];
UIImageView* iview = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"test.png"]];
iview.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 44);
[bar insertSubview:iview atIndex:1];
[iview release];
[self.view addSubview:bar];
[bar release];

edited Mar 08 '11 at 11:28

hennes

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answered Mar 08 '11 at 08:04

bonny

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered May 05 '12 at 07:24

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searchBar.backgroundImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"searchBackground"];

answered May 05 '12 at 07:24

galmi

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score 2 · Answer 3 · edited May 05 '12 at 08:55

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if you want to use an image as the background of the search bar, you can use,

searchBar.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"search_bg.png"]];

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answered Mar 08 '11 at 11:43

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Change background image of searchbar

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