Add button to navigationbar programmatically - objective-c

Question

Hi I need to set the button on right side, in navigation bar, programatically , so that if I press the button I will perform some actions. I have created the navigation bar, programatically by;
navBar=[[UINavigationBar alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0,0,320,44) ];
Similarly, I need to add the button, on the right side of this navigation bar. For that I used,
1.
UIView* container = [[UIView alloc] init];
// create a button and add it to the container
UIButton* button = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 130, 44.01)];
[container addSubview:button];
[button release];
// add another button
button = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(160, 0, 50, 44.01)];
[container addSubview:button];
[button release];
// now create a Bar button item
UIBarButtonItem* item = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:container];
// set the nav bar's right button item
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = item;
[item release];
2.
UIImage *im;
im=[UIImage imageNamed:#"back.png"];
[button setImage:im forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[im release];
backButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:button];
[backButton setImageInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, -10,5, 5)];
[self.navigationItem setRightBarButtonItem:backButton];
3.
UIBarButtonItem *refreshItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:#"button" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:#selector(refreshLogsAction:)];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = refreshItem;
[refreshItem release];
I tried all these ways, but none is displaying the button on the right hand side.

Answer 1

Inside my UIViewController derived class, I am using the following inside viewDidLoad:
UIBarButtonItem *flipButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
initWithTitle:#"Flip"
style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered
target:self
action:#selector(flipView:)];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = flipButton;
[flipButton release];
This adds a button to the right hand side with the title Flip, which calls the method:
-(IBAction)flipView
This looks very much like you #3, but it is working within my code.

Answer 2

UIImage* image3 = [UIImage imageNamed:#"back_button.png"];
CGRect frameimg = CGRectMake(15,5, 25,25);
UIButton *someButton = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:frameimg];
[someButton setBackgroundImage:image3 forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[someButton addTarget:self action:#selector(Back_btn:)
forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[someButton setShowsTouchWhenHighlighted:YES];
UIBarButtonItem *mailbutton =[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:someButton];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem =mailbutton;
[someButton release];
///// called event
-(IBAction)Back_btn:(id)sender
{
//Your code here
}
SWIFT:
var image3 = UIImage(named: "back_button.png")
var frameimg = CGRect(x: 15, y: 5, width: 25, height: 25)
var someButton = UIButton(frame: frameimg)
someButton.setBackgroundImage(image3, for: .normal)
someButton.addTarget(self, action: Selector("Back_btn:"), for: .touchUpInside)
someButton.showsTouchWhenHighlighted = true
var mailbutton = UIBarButtonItem(customView: someButton)
navigationItem?.leftBarButtonItem = mailbutton
func back_btn(_ sender: Any) {
//Your code here
}

Answer 3

To add search button on navigation bar use this code:
UIBarButtonItem *searchButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemSearch target:self action:#selector(toggleSearch:)];
self.navigationController.navigationBar.topItem.rightBarButtonItem = searchButton;
and implement following method:
- (IBAction)toggleSearch:(id)sender
{
// do something or handle Search Button Action.
}

Answer 4

How to add an add button to the navbar in swift:
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(barButtonSystemItem: .Add, target: self, action: "onAdd:")
onAdd:
func onAdd(sender: AnyObject) {
}

Answer 5

self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem=[[[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithTitle:#"Save" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:#selector(saveAction:)]autorelease];
-(void)saveAction:(UIBarButtonItem *)sender{
//perform your action
}

Answer 6

Swift version, add this in viewDidLoad:
var doneButton = UIBarButtonItem(title: "Done", style: UIBarButtonItemStyle.Plain, target: self, action: "doneButton:")
navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = doneButton
And this in your View Controller class
func doneButton(sender: UIBarButtonItem) {
println(111)
}

Answer 7

Use following code:
UIBarButtonItem *customBtn=[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:#"Custom" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:#selector(customBtnPressed)];
[self.navigationItem setRightBarButtonItem:customBtn];

Answer 8

Simple use native editBarButton like this
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = self.editButtonItem;
[self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem setAction:#selector(editBarBtnPressed)];
and then
- (void)editBarBtnPressed {
if ([infoTable isEditing]) {
[self.editButtonItem setTitle:#"Edit"];
[infoTable setEditing:NO animated:YES];
}
else {
[self.editButtonItem setTitle:#"Done"];
[infoTable setEditing:YES animated:YES];
}
}
Have fun...!!!

Answer 9

In ViewDidLoad method of ViewController.m
UIBarButtonItem *cancel = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:#"Cancel" style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered target:self action:#selector(back)];
[self.navigationItem setLeftBarButtonItem:cancel];
"(back)" selector is a method to dissmiss the current ViewController

Answer 10

Try this.It work for me.
Add button to navigation bar programmatically, Also we set image to navigation bar button,
Below is Code:-
UIBarButtonItem *Savebtn=[[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithImage:
[[UIImage imageNamed:#"bt_save.png"]imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysOriginal]
style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:#selector(SaveButtonClicked)];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem=Savebtn;
-(void)SaveButtonClicked
{
// Add save button code.
}

Answer 11

If you are not looking for a BarButtonItem but simple button on navigationBar then below code works:
UIButton *aButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
[aButton setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"NavBar.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[aButton addTarget:self
action:#selector(showButtonView:)
forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
aButton.frame = CGRectMake(260.0, 10.0, 30.0, 30.0);
[self.navigationController.navigationBar addSubview:aButton];

Answer 12

Hello everyone !! I created the solution to the issue at hand where Two UIInterface orientations are wanted using the UIIMagePicker.. In my ViewController where I handle the segue to the UIImagePickerController
**I use a..
-(void) editButtonPressed:(id)sender {
BOOL editPressed = YES;
NSUserDefaults *boolDefaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
[boolDefaults setBool:editPressed forKey:#"boolKey"];
[boolDefaults synchronize];
[self performSegueWithIdentifier:#"photoSegue" sender:nil];
}
**
Then in the AppDelegate Class I do the following.
- (NSUInteger)application:(UIApplication *)application supportedInterfaceOrientationsForWindow:(UIWindow *)window {
BOOL appDelBool;
NSUserDefaults *boolDefaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
appDelBool = [boolDefaults boolForKey:#"boolKey"];
if (appDelBool == YES)
return (UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortrait);
else
return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskLandscapeLeft;
}