Question

I am trying to add a UISearchbar to table header view.
I have the icon in nib and have connected the outlets.

Now in viewDidLoad, I am writing
self.tableView.tableHeaderView = searchbar

If i create a local var inside viewDidLoad, it shows up. But not the outlet or ivar one.

But for some reason, the UISearchbar does not get displayed in the table.
I am not sure what the issue is. Can a UISearchbar not be set in viewDidLoad

OR is it something else?

Please help.

Answer 1

did you insert the SearchBarController or just the SearchBar object in IB? You have to choose the SearchBarController to interact with.

put in your tableView:didSelectRowAtIndexPath: or tableView:accessoryButtonTappedForRowWithIndexPath: method:

MyVC *vc = [[MyVC alloc]initWithNibName:@"MyVCNibName" andBundle:nil];
[self.view presentModalViewController:vc animated:YES];
[vc release];

you can also try and add a blank UIView with red backgroundColor to your view and see if its displayed (so you would know if the nib is loaded anyway)