Custom clear button in UISearchBar text field

Question

I tried:

UITextField *searchtextfield = [searchBar.subviews objectAtIndex:1];
    UIButton *cButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
    cButt         


        

Answer 1

Swift 4.2, 4.1+ of malex answer,

UISearchBar.appearance().setImage(UIImage(named: "image1"), for: .clear, state: .normal)
UISearchBar.appearance().setImage(UIImage(named: "image2"), for: .clear, state: .highlighted)

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