In general, I solve the issue by setting the background image to 'nil' , which is a nonexistent image in my application

my final conclusion

===================== Update the final decision ====================
After reading additional documents. I finally found the best solution,
for subView in searchBar.subviews {
for view in subView.subviews {
if view.isKindOfClass(NSClassFromString("UINavigationButton")!) {
let cancelButton = view as! UIButton
cancelButton.setTitle("取消", forState: UIControlState.Normal)
cancelButton.setTitleColor(UIColor.whiteColor(), forState: .Normal)
}
if view.isKindOfClass(NSClassFromString("UISearchBarBackground")!) {
let imageView = view as! UIImageView
imageView.removeFromSuperview()
}
}
}
==================== Swift4 =================== =
for subView in searchBar.subviews {
for view in subView.subviews {
if view.isKind(of: NSClassFromString("UINavigationButton")!) {
let cancelButton = view as! UIButton
cancelButton.setTitleColor(.white, for: .normal)
cancelButton.setTitle("取消", for: .normal)
}
if view.isKind(of: NSClassFromString("UISearchBarBackground")!) {
let imageView = view as! UIImageView
imageView.removeFromSuperview()
}
}
}