How to programmatically change scope selected in searchbar?

Question

I want to change the selected scope after user has selected something from a table view. I have tried this:

for (id view in [self.searchDisplayController.searchBar subviews]) {
    if ([view isMemberOfClass:[UISegmentedControl class]])
        {
            UISegmentedControl *scopeBar = view;
            scopeBar.selectedSegmentIndex = 1;
        }
}

But the scope button i want is still not selected. My search bar doesn't have a subview of class UISegmentedControl.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 21 '14 at 15:34

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I assume you mean the scopes of an UISearchBar and you already have your UISearchBar set up so it shows scopes.

The UISearchBar has a special property that needs to be set:

self.searchDisplayController.searchBar.selectedScopeButtonIndex = 1;

answered Oct 21 '14 at 15:34

Jan Bühler

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Thank you for the answer. The way it worked for me was with [self.searchDisplayController.searchBar setSelectedScopeButtonIndex:1]; – Manolis Karamanis Oct 21 '14 at 21:17
Strange, both ways mean the same thing at the end. Anyway, glad I could help :-) – Jan Bühler Oct 22 '14 at 08:14

How to programmatically change scope selected in searchbar?

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