Question

today I created a tableView, similar to the iPhone Contacts app. I placed a TableView into the first cell, using the code

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    if ([indexPath indexAtPosition:0] == 0) {
        static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"SearchCell";
        UITableViewCell *searchBarCell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
        searchBar = [[UISearchBar alloc] initWithFrame:searchBarCell.frame];
        [searchBarCell addSubview:searchBar];
        return searchBarCell;
    } // ...

The searchBar displays correctly, but when I implemented the search methods, I found that they are not being entered when I type into the searchBar… for example this method:

- (void)searchBar:(UISearchBar *)searchBar textDidChange:(NSString *)searchTerm

I think it is because the searchBar is a subview of another class, the tableView Cell? Thats why the search bar can’t access the search methods? I also set the search bar delegate to self, still nothing.

Can any body help?
Thanks a lot in advance 🙂

Answer 1

You are not setting the delegate of your UISearchBar. I read in a comment you did it in other part, but you have to do it after you create the object. I mean after the line:

searchBar = [[UISearchBar alloc] initWithFrame:searchBarCell.frame];