UISearchDisplayDelegate how to remove this opaque view?

Question

how can i programmatically show/hide this opaque view from UISearchDisplayController?

Answer 1

The other answers where not working for me. This one works for me on iOS7 and iOS8.

for( UIView *subview in self.view.subviews ) {
    if([subview  isMemberOfClass:[UIControl class]] ||
       ([[[subview  class] description] isEqualToString:@"UISearchDisplayControllerContainerView"])) {
        for(UIView *subView2 in subview.subviews)
        {
            for(UIView *subView3 in subView2.subviews)
            {
                if (subView3.alpha < 1) {
                    subView3.hidden = YES;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

If you don't need support for iOS7 please don't use the searchDisplayController anymore because its deprecated. For iOS8 use the UISearchController and the dimsBackgroundDuringPresentation Property

Ref: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UISearchController/index.html#//apple_ref/occ/instp/UISearchController/dimsBackgroundDuringPresentation