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# displaysSearchBarInNavigationBar

Specifies that the navigation bar contains a search bar.

```
var displaysSearchBarInNavigationBar: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

When you return <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> to display the search bar in a navigation bar, the system uses the search display controller’s [`navigationItem`](/documentation/UIKit/UISearchDisplayController/navigationItem) property and ignores the navigation item, if set, of the [`searchContentsController`](/documentation/UIKit/UISearchDisplayController/searchContentsController) view controller. The displayed search field occupies as much width in the navigation bar as possible.

A search bar displayed in a navigation bar cannot have a scope bar.

> Important:
> The system raises an exception if you set the ``doc://com.apple.uikit/documentation/UIKit/UISearchBar/showsScopeBar`` property to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> in a search bar that is displayed in a navigation bar.

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