---
title: "searchable(text:isPresented:placement:prompt:)"
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "swiftui/view/searchable(text:ispresented:placement:prompt:)"
---

# searchable(text:isPresented:placement:prompt:)

Marks this view as searchable with programmatic presentation of the search field.

## Declaration

```swift
nonisolated func searchable(text: Binding<String>, isPresented: Binding<Bool>, placement: SearchFieldPlacement = .automatic, prompt: LocalizedStringKey) -> some View

```

## Parameters

- `text`: The text to display and edit in the search field.
- `isPresented`: A doc://com.apple.SwiftUI/documentation/SwiftUI/Binding that controls the presented state of search.
- `placement`: The preferred placement of the search field within the containing view hierarchy.
- `prompt`: The key for the localized prompt of the search field which provides users with guidance on what to search for.

## Discussion

Discussion For more information about using searchable modifiers, see Adding a search interface to your app. For information about presenting a search field programmatically, see Managing search interface activation.

## See Also

### Detecting, activating, and dismissing search

- [Managing search interface activation](swiftui/managing-search-interface-activation.md)
- [isSearching](swiftui/environmentvalues/issearching.md)
- [dismissSearch](swiftui/environmentvalues/dismisssearch.md)
- [DismissSearchAction](swiftui/dismisssearchaction.md)
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