Change UINavigationBar back button title

Question

In my application I want to use 'Back' text as back button title for every viewcontroller. I have read so many posts on stackoverflow but got nothing.

I don't want to set leftbarbuttonitem.

Can anyone help me on this simple task.

Thanks,

Solution 1

Do this in the parent view controller not in the child

Swift

navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(title: "Back", style: .plain, target: nil, action: nil)

Objetive-C

self.navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Back" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:nil action:nil];

Solution 2

self.navigationController.navigationBar.topItem.title = @"";

Solution 3

If you are using storyboard you can select the navigation item in the parent view controller and set the button text you want in 'Back Button' field. Remember to set this in the parent view controller, not in the child that is pushed.

Solution 4

Try this hope it will be work

UIBarButtonItem *btn = 
        [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"New Title" 
                                         style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered 
                                        target:nil 
                                        action:nil];
[[self navigationItem] setBackBarButtonItem:btn];

Solution 5

Back Button With Back Arrow

Objective-C

self.navigationController.navigationBar.topItem.backBarButtonItem = 
[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Title" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
target:nil action:nil];

Swift

self.navigationController?.navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = 
UIBarButtonItem(title:"Title", style:.plain, target:nil, action:nil)

Normal Button Without Back Arrow

Objective-C

self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = 
[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Title" 
style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:nil action:nil];

Swift

self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(title:"Title", 
style:.plain, target:nil, action:nil)

Bold Button Without Back Arrow

Objective-C

self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = 
[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Title" 
style:UIBarButtonItemStyleDone target:nil action:nil];

Swift

self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(title:"Title", 
style:.done, target:nil, action:nil)

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Comments

[Gajendra Rawat]

add this line in view did load method from where you are switching next viewcontroller. like you are going to detailview controller(having back button) from master view controller then add it in masterview controller viewdidload method @SeemaSharma

[Hamid Pourjam]

While this code may answer the question, it is better to explain what it does and add some references to it.

[sheetal]

Awesome fix... Thanks

[Mathias Claassen]

In my case navigationController?.navigationBar.backItem?.title = "" for back button

[rustylepord]

The problem with this approach would be , lets say you have a home view controller with the title "Home" , Then you navigate to the second view controller which has the title "Child" , when you apply this , it will change the back button title , however when you go back, it will change the home screen title back button title . ;) unless you don't set it explicitly again .

[rustylepord]

Tested and worlds well iOS 9.3.2

[Lucas]

navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(title: "", style: .plain, target: nil, action: nil) in Swift

[Sergiob]

This is a much better solution

[Radames E. Hernandez]

Thank you so much! this is so helpful for me

[user25]

nothing changes, I've tried viewDidLoad and viewWillAppear

[user25]

it changes tittle in the middle of bar not back button's title

[user25]

it changes tittle in the middle of bar not back button's title

[user25]

It doesn't work. Where do you call it? I tried viewDidLoad and viewWillAppear but nothing happens when it calls self.navigationController?.navigationBar.backItem?.title = "test"

[andrew54068]

have to add code above in previous view controller.

[Gonçalo Gaspar]

Thank you this solved a long time issue. Only one that worked.