UITapGestureRecognizer with UISearchBar

Question

I have a UISearchBar on my main ViewController. Below this search bar is a map so I figure that I need a second ViewController specifically for searching.

My current approach is to add a uitapgesturerecognizer to the search bar on my main ViewController so that when the user clicks on the search bar, they are seamlessly redirected to the second view.

My code:

UITapGestureRecognizer *singleFingerTap =
[[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self
                                                     action:@selector(segueToSearch:)];

[searchBar addGestureRecognizer:singleFingerTap];

and

- (IBAction)segueToSearch:(id)sender {
    NSLog(@"about to segue");
    }

This works when I do singleFingerTap.numberOfTapsRequired = 2 but obviously I want it to work with one tap.

Is my approach valid and if so what is wrong or is there another way to do this?

Answer 1

UISearchBar has a UISearchbarDelegate protocol which you can use to get notified when the users attempts to edit the inputfield.

- (BOOL)searchBarShouldBeginEditing:(UISearchBar *)searchBar
{
   // here you open the viewController
   return NO;
}