---
title: searchContentsController
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uisearchdisplaycontroller/searchcontentscontroller
---

# searchContentsController

The view controller that manages the contents being searched.

## Declaration

```swift
var searchContentsController: UIViewController { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This is typically an instance of UITableViewController.

## See Also

### Configuring a search bar

- [delegate](uikit/uisearchdisplaycontroller/delegate.md)
- [searchBar](uikit/uisearchdisplaycontroller/searchbar.md)
- [searchResultsTableView](uikit/uisearchdisplaycontroller/searchresultstableview.md)
- [searchResultsDataSource](uikit/uisearchdisplaycontroller/searchresultsdatasource.md)
- [searchResultsDelegate](uikit/uisearchdisplaycontroller/searchresultsdelegate.md)
- [searchResultsTitle](uikit/uisearchdisplaycontroller/searchresultstitle.md)
- [displaysSearchBarInNavigationBar](uikit/uisearchdisplaycontroller/displayssearchbarinnavigationbar.md)
- [navigationItem](uikit/uisearchdisplaycontroller/navigationitem.md)