How to add custom image in navigation bar button item?
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Solution 1
Try this code:
UIImage* image3 = [UIImage imageNamed:@"mail-48_24.png"];
CGRect frameimg = CGRectMake(0, 0, image3.size.width, image3.size.height);
UIButton *someButton = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:frameimg];
[someButton setBackgroundImage:image3 forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[someButton addTarget:self action:@selector(sendmail)
forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[someButton setShowsTouchWhenHighlighted:YES];
UIBarButtonItem *mailbutton =[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:someButton];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem=mailbutton;
[someButton release];
Solution 2
UIBarButtonItem *_btn=[[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"XXXXXXX.png"]
style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
target:self
action:@selector(yourMethod)];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem=_btn;
Solution 3
Please try this code :
UIButton *btnNext1 =[[UIButton alloc] init];
[btnNext1 setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"btnNext.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
btnNext1.frame = CGRectMake(100, 100, 50, 30);
UIBarButtonItem *btnNext =[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:btnNext1];
[btnNext1 addTarget:self action:@selector(nextButtonClicked) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = btnNext;
Solution 4
UIButton *urButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
urButton.frame = urRequiredFrame;
[urButton setImage:urImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[urButton addTarget:self action:@selector(donePressed:)
forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
UIBarButtonItem *doneButton =[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:urButton];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem=doneButton;
Solution 5
In case anyone needs Swift code for accepted answer:
let infoImage = UIImage(named: "my-icon-32.png")
let imgWidth = infoImage?.size.width
let imgHeight = infoImage?.size.height
let button:UIButton = UIButton(frame: CGRect(x: 0,y: 0,width: imgWidth!, height: imgHeight!))
button.setBackgroundImage(infoImage, forState: .Normal)
button.addTarget(self, action: Selector("openInfo"), forControlEvents: UIControlEvents.TouchUpInside)
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(customView: button)
P.S. Gurpreet Singh answer is working only for transparent PNG also I have to set button tintcolor other than clearColor.
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M Faheem Rajput
Updated on December 13, 2020Comments
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UIBarButtonItem *doneitem=[[[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemDone target:self action:@selector(donePressed:)]autorelease]; self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem=doneitem;
This is the code of my app, I need to add a image on this button ?
Please help me.