Removing the image on the left of an UISearchbar

Question

Can I remove the image on the left of an UISearchbar and add a new image?

Answer 1

Or in Swift 4.0 the simple one-liner:

UITextField.appearance(whenContainedInInstancesOf: [UISearchBar.self]).leftViewMode = .never

NOTE: This will remove the left hand icon from ALL UITextFields that are contained inside UISearchBars.