---
title: isEnabled
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uisearchbar/isenabled
---

# isEnabled

A Boolean value indicating whether the search bar is in the enabled state.

## Declaration

```swift
var isEnabled: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Set the value of this property to true to enable the search bar or false to disable it. An enabled search bar responds to user interactions; a disabled search bar ignores touch events and takes on a disabled appearance. If the search bar is associated with a UINavigationItem with inline, then the minimized (icon-only) UISearchBar won’t grow to the text field while isEnabled is false. The default value of this property is true for a newly created search bar. You can set the search bar’s initial enabled state in your storyboard file.

## See Also

### Configuring the search bar

- [barTintColor](uikit/uisearchbar/bartintcolor.md)
- [searchBarStyle](uikit/uisearchbar/searchbarstyle.md)
- [UISearchBar.Style](uikit/uisearchbar/style.md)
- [tintColor](uikit/uisearchbar/tintcolor.md)
- [isTranslucent](uikit/uisearchbar/istranslucent.md)
- [barStyle](uikit/uisearchbar/barstyle.md)
- [UIBarStyle](uikit/uibarstyle.md)