---
title: "searchBar(_:shouldChangeTextIn:replacementText:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "uikit/uisearchbardelegate/searchbar(_:shouldchangetextin:replacementtext:)"
---

# searchBar(_:shouldChangeTextIn:replacementText:)

Ask the delegate if text in a specified range should be replaced with given text.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func searchBar(_ searchBar: UISearchBar, shouldChangeTextIn range: NSRange, replacementText text: String) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

- `searchBar`: The search bar that is being edited.
- `range`: The range of the text to be changed.
- `text`: The text to replace existing text in range.

## Return Value

Return Value true if text in range should be replaced by text, otherwise, false.

## See Also

### Managing the search text

- [searchBar(_:textDidChange:)](uikit/uisearchbardelegate/searchbar(_:textdidchange:).md)
- [searchBarShouldBeginEditing(_:)](uikit/uisearchbardelegate/searchbarshouldbeginediting(_:).md)
- [searchBarTextDidBeginEditing(_:)](uikit/uisearchbardelegate/searchbartextdidbeginediting(_:).md)
- [searchBarShouldEndEditing(_:)](uikit/uisearchbardelegate/searchbarshouldendediting(_:).md)
- [searchBarTextDidEndEditing(_:)](uikit/uisearchbardelegate/searchbartextdidendediting(_:).md)