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How to create a searchable UITableView (2014)

In this course I will show you how to create a searchable table view in Xcode 5.1 and iOS 7. The app will also be compatible with iOS 6.

There are six parts in total:

  • Part 1: an overview of what we’d like to achieve
  • Part 2: we’ll build the table view and populate it with dummy data
  • Part 3: hooking up the UISearchDisplayController
  • Part 4: displaying search results
  • Part 5: hiding the UISearchBar when the app launches (and activating it with a button)
  • Part 6: hiding the search bar in iOS 6

The whole course is about one hour in total. Enjoy!

Part 1: Overview

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