How to remove UINavigationBar and UISearchBar hairline

Question

I am creating an iOS 7 app in which I\'d like to have a SearchBar right bellow the NavigationBar, and I wanted them both to look like a single piece. Therefore I need to tin

Answer 1

One way to remove the hairline on the top and bottom of a UISearchBar is to replace the background image with a stretchable one, that does not have that thin border. Simply make a square shaped png with the color of your choice, then:

[searchBar setBackgroundImage:[[UIImage imageNamed:@"SearchBarImage"] resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake( 10, 10, 10, 10)]];

Since the background is solid you can use pretty much whatever values you want for the insets.