---
title: "presentFindNavigator(showingReplace:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "uikit/uifindinteraction/presentfindnavigator(showingreplace:)"
---

# presentFindNavigator(showingReplace:)

Begins a search, displaying the find panel.

## Declaration

```swift
func presentFindNavigator(showingReplace: Bool)
```

## Parameters

- `showingReplace`: YES to display a replace text field in the panel if the delegate supports text replacement. No to avoid displaying the replace text field.

## Discussion

Discussion You use this method to begin a search and display the find panel. The method calls findInteraction(_:sessionFor:) on the interaction object’s delegate and updates the UI using the session object the delegate returns. The following example presents the find panel from a bar button item. @objc func findButtonTapped(sender: UIBarButtonItem) {     self.findInteraction!.presentFindNavigator(showingReplace: false) } The method has no effect if the find navigator panel is already present.

## See Also

### Managing find interactions

- [delegate](uikit/uifindinteraction/delegate.md)
- [dismissFindNavigator()](uikit/uifindinteraction/dismissfindnavigator().md)
- [findNext()](uikit/uifindinteraction/findnext().md)
- [findPrevious()](uikit/uifindinteraction/findprevious().md)