Search as you type Swift

Question

I try to implement Search as you type written in Swift. It works already but I need some tuning. I send with each letter typed in

func searchBar(searchBar: UISe         


        

Answer 1

The only thing u need is to create a Timer

  func searchBar(_ searchBar: UISearchBar, textDidChange searchText: String) {
    let text = searchText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)

// Create a Timer in this or parent class.
    debounceTimer.invalidate() // just in case this button is tapped multiple times


    // start the timer
    debounceTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(timeInterval: 0.8, target: self, selector: #selector(self.startSearch(_:)), userInfo: text, repeats: false)
}

func startSearch(_ timer: Timer) {
    if let searchText = timer.userInfo as? String {
        print("Searching: \(searchText)")

        // make your service call here ...
    }
}