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UISearchBarSearchField BackgroundView color

enter image description hereI am trying to change the background color of the search bar text field and i have searched and tried lots of solutions but those are not working.

So, please anyone can tell me the exact solution for that. How can we change the background color of the search bar text field?

/// used to prepare searchController inside navigation.
private func prepareNavigationSearchControllerSetup() {
    self.title = AppConstant.kContacts
    let search = UISearchController(searchResultsController: nil)
    search.searchResultsUpdater = self
    search.searchBar.cornerRadius = 10.0
    search.searchBar.textField?.backgroundColor = .red
    search.searchBar.textField?.tintColor = .yellow
    self.navigationItem.searchController = search
    self.navigationItem.hidesSearchBarWhenScrolling = false
}

extension UISearchBar {

    var textField: UITextField? {
        let subViews = subviews.flatMap { $0.subviews }
        return (subViews.filter { $0 is UITextField }).first as? UITextField
    }
}
Solution

  • You can try this 

    UITextField.appearance(whenContainedInInstancesOf: [type(of: searchController.searchBar)]).backgroundColor = .yellow
UITextField.appearance(whenContainedInInstancesOf: [type(of: searchController.searchBar)]).tintColor = .blue

    Output

    enter image description here

    Edit : Full Code

        var searchController = UISearchController()
    let resultsTableController = Storyboard.Home.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "GlobalTableVC") as! GlobalTableVC
    resultsTableController.tableView.delegate = self
    resultsTableController.tableView.dataSource = self

    resultsTableController.tableView.register(UITableViewCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: "SearchCell")

    searchController = UISearchController(searchResultsController: resultsTableController)
    searchController.searchBar.placeholder = "Search"
    searchController.dimsBackgroundDuringPresentation = true
    searchController.searchBar.sizeToFit()
    searchController.hidesNavigationBarDuringPresentation = false
    searchController.searchBar.keyboardType = UIKeyboardType.alphabet
    searchController.searchBar.tintColor = UIColor.white
    searchController.searchBar.barTintColor = UIColor(hexString: "EB033B")

    UITextField.appearance(whenContainedInInstancesOf: [type(of: searchController.searchBar)]).backgroundColor = .yellow
    UITextField.appearance(whenContainedInInstancesOf: [type(of: searchController.searchBar)]).tintColor = .blue


    searchController.searchBar.delegate = self
    searchController.delegate = self
    searchController.searchResultsUpdater = self

    present(searchController, animated: true, completion: nil)