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Summary:
A number of UISearchBar methods have documentation that suggest that UISearchBar can be disabled. These methods include:

imageForSearchBarIcon:state:
searchFieldBackgroundImageForState:
setImage:forSearchBarIcon:state:
setSearchFieldBackgroundImage:forState:

All of the documentation for these methods state that the valid control states include UIControlStateDisabled. However, there is no way to actually disable a UISearchBar. UISearchBar inherits from UIView, and there is no public way to access the UITextField within the bar.


Steps to Reproduce:
N/A


Expected Results:
I expect there to be a way to disable UISearchBars. Otherwise, I expect the documentation to remove references to UIControlStateDisabled as it does not appear to be a valid state.


Actual Results:
The documentation is currently misleading as UISearchBars cannot be disabled.


Regression:
No.


Notes:
I would prefer that functionality be added to allow UISearchBars to be disabled. Until that happens, the documentation should be fixed.