UISearchBar clear background image

Question

I have the following code for my UISearchBar:

 UISearchBar * searchBar = [[UISearchBar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 300, 44)];
    searchBar.placeholder = @"Search for a tag";
    searchBar.delegate = self;

The result is as follows:

I'd like to change the white background to a clear color. How do I do this? Basically I want the textField background color to be clear.

Answer 1

If you are supporting iOS 5 and above just do:

[self.searchBar setBackgroundImage:[[UIImage alloc] init]];