Make UISearchBar background clear

Question

I am not able to clear search bar I have tried to make it clear by setting its background color clear and I have also placed one image under searchbar

I have also ma

Answer 1

Here's my solution in Swift 3 (a combo of Scarafone's and Andrew2M's answers):

for view in searchBar.subviews.last!.subviews {
        if type(of: view) == NSClassFromString("UISearchBarBackground"){
            view.alpha = 0.0
        }
}

or alternatively:

searchBar.barTintColor = UIColor.clear
searchBar.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
searchBar.isTranslucent = true
searchBar.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(), for: .any, barMetrics: .default)