iOS Setting UISearchBar Appearance in AppDelegate Not Working

[nashyo]

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
    self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
    // Override point for customization after application launch.
    self.viewController = [[SearchViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"SearchViewController" bundle:nil];
    self.window.rootViewController = self.viewController;
    [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
    return YES;
    
    UIImage *barImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"BarTexture"];
    [[UISearchBar appearance] setBackgroundImage:barImage];
}

My rootviewcontroller has a UISearchBar object. Why doesn't my UISearchBar object load the 'BarTexture' image?

 

[dejo]

What is your understanding of how return works in terms of execution flow?

 

[nashyo]

ha.

my advice here would be; avoid coding on a hangover.