Hide UISearchBar clear text button

Question

I would like to know how to hide or not display the UISearchBar cross that appears in the textField fo the UISearchBar

I have tried using this

filterSearchBar.showsCancelButton = NO;

However this is an actual cancel button not the small grey cross, so I would like to know if there is an equivalent for the small grey button that shows in the UISearchBar.

Answer 1

You need to get the textField of the Search Bar:

UITextField *textField = [searchBar valueForKey:@"_searchField"];
textField.clearButtonMode = UITextFieldViewModeNever;

hope this help! =)