searchBar not centered in navigationItem

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I am doing it programmatically. I also tried to set it into TitleView, but it's not working. Code below:

        //searchBar
    let searchController = UISearchController(searchResultsController: nil)
    searchController.searchResultsUpdater = self
    searchController.obscuresBackgroundDuringPresentation = false
    searchController.searchBar.placeholder = "Search Players"
    navigationItem.searchController = searchController
    navigationItem.hidesSearchBarWhenScrolling = false
    definesPresentationContext = true

I also have a ScopeBar under the searchBar, when selected. If I do it like:

searchController.titleView = searchController.searchBar

It goes in place, but I cannot select/tap the searchBar anymore.

If you want to achieve search suggestions use `UISearchController` , otherwise use normal `UISearchBar` — Abdulaziz.Musaileekh, Sep 18 '18 at 14:13
You might wanna look at this question and it's corresponding answers. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38589999/center-search-bar-in-navigation-controller-swift — Lehlohonolo_Isaac, Sep 18 '18 at 14:31

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 18 '18 at 14:08

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For me, your example works well, but maybe you canuse it.

   navigationItem.titleView = searchController.searchBar

You can insert search bar into navigation like here. Can you explain what's wrong with search bar in table view header? What isn't work?

answered Sep 18 '18 at 14:08

Anton Rodzik

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Thanks. .titleView is working but the search bar becomes not selectable. I Will add details on the question. – dan Sep 18 '18 at 14:46
It's very strange behavior, maybe something wrong with navigation bar, need to see more details. – Anton Rodzik Sep 18 '18 at 15:01

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 18 '18 at 14:12

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if your iOS version greater than ios11 or equal you should add like this

navigationItem.searchController = searchController

else

navigationItem.titleView = searchController.searchBar

and also you should give more detail

answered Sep 18 '18 at 14:12

Cenk Işık

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thanks. The problem is that when I make it equal to .titleView, the searchBar goes into place, but cannot be selected anymore and it's not working. – dan Sep 18 '18 at 14:50

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 11 '20 at 09:22

One way to go would be using the bounds to set it to center manually. But on the searchbar activation(click) it would be again messed up and needed to be set again.

searchController.searchBar.bounds=CGRectInset(searchController.searchBar.frame, 0.0f, -2.5f);

searchBar not centered in navigationItem

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