UISearchController without use of Navigation Controller

Question

Is it possible to use the UISearchController without the SearchBar being displayed in the Navigation Controller? I basically want the SearchBar to stay on the screen and display the TableView beneath it:

What I was trying to do is this: I've created a UITableViewController on the storyboard and linked it to the custom NPTableViewController class. Then I did this:

    let resultsTable = storyboard!.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "LocationSearch") as! NPTableViewController
    searchController = UISearchController(searchResultsController: resultsTable)
    searchController?.searchResultsUpdater = resultsTable

    let searchBar = searchController!.searchBar
    searchBar.sizeToFit()
    searchBar.placeholder = "Search for places"
    searchBar.frame.origin.y = 100.0
    self.view.addSubview(searchBar)

Now when I run it, the searchBar is displayed but when I click on it the background dims, the searchBar disappears my resultsTable is also not displayed.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30851467/implement-uisearchcontroller-with-uitableview/30851918#30851918 — LC 웃, Oct 30 '16 at 13:02
@Joe But how am I supposed to display the tableViewHeader without the TableView itself? — Codey, Oct 30 '16 at 17:20
[Prevent UISearchController from hiding the navigation bar](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26303495/prevent-uisearchcontroller-from-hiding-the-navigation-bar) — Roman Romanenko, Aug 29 '17 at 16:33

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 15 '16 at 14:38

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The solution I came up with is actually very simple. Instead of using UISearchController, I used a normal UISeachBar and UITableView. Since UISearchController doesn't do so much to help you, the work is pretty much the same if I kind of build my own SearchController.

answered Nov 15 '16 at 14:38

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But adding a UISearchBar automatically adds a deprecated UISearchDisplayController which will crash your apps in production (didn't used to but does now). You may have to manually delete the UISearchDisplayController from any XIB or storyboard files. – Victor Engel Jun 25 '23 at 15:34

UISearchController without use of Navigation Controller

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