Cannot set searchBar as firstResponder

Question

I have a searchBar I\'m setting in a tableviewcontroller. i\'ve referenced this similar question UISearchBar cannot become first responder after UITableView did re-appear bu

Answer 1

i fixed this as follows:

override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
    super.viewDidAppear(animated)
    searchController.isActive = true
    
}

func didPresentSearchController(_ searchController: UISearchController) {

    DispatchQueue.main.async {
        searchController.searchBar.searchTextField.becomeFirstResponder()
    }
    
}

What happens is as soon as the view appears you set your searchControllers 'isActive' property to true. This fires the delegate method called didPresentSearchController. when that fires it means that searchcontroller is visible and thus can become first responder.