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# UISearchTab

A tab subclass that represents the system’s search tab.

```
@MainActor class UISearchTab
```

## Overview

For more information, see [Elevating your iPad app with a tab bar and sidebar](/documentation/UIKit/elevating-your-ipad-app-with-a-tab-bar-and-sidebar).

## Topics

### Creating a search tab

[`-  initWithViewControllerProvider:`](/documentation/UIKit/UISearchTab/init(viewControllerProvider:))

Creates a search tab with a system localized title and image.

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`UITab`](/documentation/UIKit/UITab)

### Conforms To

[`UISpringLoadedInteractionSupporting`](/documentation/UIKit/UISpringLoadedInteractionSupporting)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`UIAccessibilityIdentification`](/documentation/UIKit/UIAccessibilityIdentification)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`UIPopoverPresentationControllerSourceItem`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPopoverPresentationControllerSourceItem)

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