---
title: "searchBar(_:textDidChange:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "uikit/uisearchbardelegate/searchbar(_:textdidchange:)"
---

# searchBar(_:textDidChange:)

Tells the delegate that the user changed the search text.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func searchBar(_ searchBar: UISearchBar, textDidChange searchText: String)
```

## Parameters

- `searchBar`: The search bar that is being edited.
- `searchText`: The current text in the search text field.

## Discussion

Discussion This method is also invoked when text is cleared from the search text field.

## See Also

### Managing the search text

- [searchBar(_:shouldChangeTextIn:replacementText:)](uikit/uisearchbardelegate/searchbar(_:shouldchangetextin:replacementtext:).md)
- [searchBarShouldBeginEditing(_:)](uikit/uisearchbardelegate/searchbarshouldbeginediting(_:).md)
- [searchBarTextDidBeginEditing(_:)](uikit/uisearchbardelegate/searchbartextdidbeginediting(_:).md)
- [searchBarShouldEndEditing(_:)](uikit/uisearchbardelegate/searchbarshouldendediting(_:).md)
- [searchBarTextDidEndEditing(_:)](uikit/uisearchbardelegate/searchbartextdidendediting(_:).md)