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iosiphoneuitableviewuisearchdisplaycontroller

Uisearch bar ready on viewwillappear

When my modal view appears it looks like this (ui search bar and empty table). Very typical.

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I want my view when it appears to look like this

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How can I do it?

Solution

  • You could call [self.mySearchBar becomeFirstResponder] (Objective C) or mySearchBar.becomeFirstResponder() (Swift) in your viewWillAppear lifecycle method.