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

How to change the position or hide magnifier icon in UISearchBar in IOS 7?

[[UITextField appearanceWhenContainedIn:[UISearchBar class], nil] setLeftViewMode:UITextFieldViewModeNever];

Answer 2

You can use

searchBar.setImage(UIImage(), for: .search, state: .normal)

Answer 3

I tried all answers on iOS 12 and 13 - and none worked correctly on both versions. The only correct answer is below:

searchField.leftViewMode = .never
if #available(iOS 13.0, *) {
    searchTextPositionAdjustment = UIOffset(horizontal: -20, vertical: 0);
}

Answer 4

in ios6 at least there is a [searchbar setImage:<#(UIImage *)#> forSearchBarIcon:<#(UISearchBarIcon)#> state:<#(UIControlState)#>]

property u can set :)

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

you can subclass UISearchBar and then use this method:

- (void)setTextFieldLeftView:(UIView *)view
{
    UITextField *searchField = nil;
    for (UIView *subview in self.subviews)
    {
        if ([subview isKindOfClass:[UITextField class]])
        {
            searchField = (UITextField *)subview;
            break;
        }
    }

    if (searchField != nil) 
    {
        searchField.leftView = view;
    }
}