---
title: "searchBarTextDidBeginEditing(_:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "uikit/uisearchbardelegate/searchbartextdidbeginediting(_:)"
---

# searchBarTextDidBeginEditing(_:)

Tells the delegate when the user begins editing the search text.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func searchBarTextDidBeginEditing(_ searchBar: UISearchBar)
```

## Parameters

- `searchBar`: The search bar that is being edited.

## See Also

### Managing the search text

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