How to change background color of UISearchBar in iOS7

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dev.nikolaz · Oct 10, 2013 · Viewed 57.2k times · Source

How to change background color of UISearchBar in iOS7?

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not gray, I want to change color like my uinavigationbar

if I Use this code, that's what comes out

searchBar.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];

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That is not red color!!! This exact same situation as in background color of navigation bar.

Answer

Need to use:

searchBar.barTintColor = [UIColor redColor];

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All thanks!