UISearchBar in place of UINavigationController UINavigationBar

I have a UITableViewContr开发者_开发技巧oller with a UISearchDisplayController (and UISearchBar) that is contained in a UINavigationController as the root element. Is it possible to configure it so the UISearchBar appears in place of the UINavigationBar? I don't think hiding the navigation bar will work, a the next screen (pushed on) requires it to be visible (and this will create a strange animation glitch).

I'm basically going for a screen like the App Store search tab.

I've uploaded a sample screenshots of how it looks now:

Here is my solution:
You don't need to hide the UINavigationBar, instead, you could merge the UISearchBar into UINavigationBar.

In YourClass.m file:
1. add a UISearchBar property
2. add the UISearchBar into the NavigationItem in the viewDidLoad section. code:

@interface YourClass ()
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UISearchBar *searchBar;
@end

@implementation YourClass
- (void)viewDidLoad 
{
  [super viewDidLoad];

  // Reveal cancel button in UISearchBar.
  searchBar.showsCancelButton = YES;

  // Add UISearchBar as titleView of the UINavigationBar.
  self.navigationItem.titleView = searchBar;
}

last, don't forget to edit your .xib file. Just add the UISearchBar object right down the UINavigationBar and connect the referencing outlets of the UISearchBar to the File's Owner. Good luck!

Assign yourself as the delegate of the UINavigationController and implement - (void)navigationController:(UINavigationController *)navigationController willShowViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController animated:(BOOL)animated.

Then use the passed in navigationController to hide the navigation bar. [navigationController setNavigationBarHidden:YES animated:animated]

Edit: Come to think of it, it would be better to pass the animated value into -setNavigationBarHidden:animated: as well. Code updated.

I guess you can hide your navigationbar by setting the 'navigationBarHidden' property to true.

[navigationController setNavigationBarHidden:YES animated:NO];

In the viewDidLoad method of the controller you are pushing

[[self navigationController] setNavigationBarHidden:NO animated:YES];