Hide UISearchBar clear text button

Question

I would like to know how to hide or not display the UISearchBar cross that appears in the textField fo the UISearchBar

I have

Answer 1

Swift 5

Tested on iOS 13

One liner working for me:

searchBar.searchTextField.clearButtonMode = .never

You can also set it to .whileEditing to have it displayed when the user is typing and then removed when the search bar loses focus.