iOS7 UISearchDisplayController bug with Navigation Bar not automatically hidden - objective-c

Question

Reveal shows the following:
-> UINavigationBar
-> UINavigationTransitionView
->UITableView
->UISearchDisplayController
->UISearchBar
When I hit the searchBar the searchDisplayController does not hide the NavigationBar instead it reveals half of it.
I do not use auto layout (so not constraints), I am using a UITableViewController, I cannot use the new UISearchController and I am looking for a solution to either make it work as it should or either do not allow it to expand. The problem occurs only for the iPad. The project supports iOS7 and above.
I am trying to catch everything in the following methods:
#pragma mark - UISearchDisplayController Delegate
- (void)searchDisplayController:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller willHideSearchResultsTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
self.onlineSearchRequestUUID = [NSUUID UUID];
dispatch_async(self.searchSerialQueue, ^{
if ([self.parentVC needsEmail]) {
self.capiContact->setFilter(CAPIContactFilter::WithEmail, "");
} else {
self.capiContact->setFilter(CAPIContactFilter::All, "");
}
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
[self.parentVC.tableView reloadData];
});
});
}
- (BOOL)searchDisplayController:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller shouldReloadTableForSearchString:(NSString *)searchString {
dispatch_async(self.searchSerialQueue, ^{
[self filterContentForSearchText:searchString
scope:[controller.searchBar scopeButtonTitles][[controller.searchBar selectedScopeButtonIndex]]];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
[controller.searchResultsTableView reloadData];
if ([searchString length] == 0) {
[self.parentVC.tableView reloadData];
}
});
});
return NO;
}
- (BOOL)searchDisplayController:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller shouldReloadTableForSearchScope:(NSInteger)searchOption {
dispatch_async(self.searchSerialQueue, ^{
[self filterContentForSearchText:[controller.searchBar text]
scope:[controller.searchBar scopeButtonTitles][searchOption]];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
[controller.searchResultsTableView reloadData];
});
});
return NO;
}
- (BOOL)searchBarShouldBeginEditing:(UISearchBar *)searchBar {
if (![self.tableView isEditing]) {
searchBar.showsScopeBar = YES;
[searchBar sizeToFit];
_oldnavCol = [self.navigationController.view.backgroundColor copy];
#try {
[self.navigationController.view setBackgroundColor:[[[[self.parentVC.searchDisplayController searchBar] subviews][0] subviews][1] barTintColor]];
}
#catch (NSException *exception) {
LogDebug(#"%#", exception);
}
return YES;
}
return NO;
}
- (BOOL)searchBarShouldEndEditing:(UISearchBar *)searchBar {
double delayInSeconds = .5;
dispatch_time_t popTime = dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(delayInSeconds * NSEC_PER_SEC));
dispatch_after(popTime, dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^(void){
if (SYSTEM_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO(#"7.0"))
{
[self.navigationController.view setBackgroundColor:_oldnavCol];
_oldnavCol = nil;
}
});
return YES;
}
- (void)searchDisplayControllerWillBeginSearch:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller {
//Here is where i have tried most of my tries to make it work with hacks but with no luck.
//self.navigationController.navigationBar.translucent = YES;
if (SYSTEM_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO(#"7.0")) {
self.searchDisplayController.searchBar.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, self.tableView.frame.size.width, 88);
}
}
- (void)filterContentForSearchText:(NSString*)searchText scope:(NSString*)scope {
self.tableSearchText = searchText;
//some code here
if ([searchText length]) {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible:YES];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_HIGH, 0), ^{
NSString *uuid = [self.onlineSearchRequestUUID UUIDString];
//some more code here
});
}
}
I don't think I am missing something.
Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

- (void)searchDisplayControllerWillBeginSearch:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller {
if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad)
{
[[[parentViewController navigationController] navigationBar] setHidden: YES];
}
}
for my case parentViewController is either self or self.parentVC and it works like a charm.