Making UISearch bar Transparent in Swift 4

Question

I ma trying to make search bar transparent in swift 4.

Here is my code

    let  searchBar = UISearchBar()
    searchBar.sizeToFit()
    searchBar.placeholder = "search
    searchBar.isTranslucent = true
    searchBar.barTintColor = UIColor.clear
    searchBar.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
    self.tabBarController?.navigationItem.titleView = searchBar

It ia appears like this

I want to implement search bar as in screenshot. Please can anyone suggest me on this.

Answer 1

completely transparent all part of uisearchbar :

searchBar.setSearchFieldBackgroundImage(UIImage(), for: .normal)
searchBar.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(), for: .any, barMetrics: .default)

• searchBar is an outlet of UISearchBar from storyBoard

Answer 2

Try this code:

searchBar.setSearchFieldBackgroundImage(UIImage(), for: .normal)

or:

UITextField.appearance(whenContainedInInstancesOf: [UISearchBar.self]).backgroundColor = .clear