NativeScript/tests/app/ui/search-bar/search-bar-tests-native.ios.ts

import { SearchBar } from "tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar";
import { Color } from "tns-core-modules/color";
import { getColor } from "../helper";

export function getNativeHintColor(searchBar: SearchBar): Color {
    if ((<any>searchBar)._textField) {
        const placeholder = (<any>searchBar)._textField.valueForKey("placeholderLabel");
        return getColor(placeholder.textColor);
    }

    return undefined; 
}

export function getNativeTextFieldBackgroundColor(searchBar: SearchBar): Color {
    return (<any>searchBar)._textField ? getColor((<any>searchBar)._textField.backgroundColor) : undefined; 
}

export function getNativeFontSize(searchBar: SearchBar): number {
    return (<any>searchBar)._textField ? (<any>searchBar)._textField.font.pointSize : undefined;
}