iPhone Button Selected State - iphone

Question

I am created two buttons that are right next to each other to mimic a segmented control. I am doing this to customize the appearance beyond what the UIKit allows. I decided to use the selected property to keep a button pressed. I have two images that one for each state normal and selected.
The problem is that when I select a button, the button highlights and turns dark, because of the hightlight state. I decided to use the selected image for the highlight state too, but it flashes, any ideas or suggestions.
- (void)leftSegmentPressed:(id)sender
{
if ([sender isSelected]) {
[sender setSelected:NO];
}
else {
[sender setSelected:YES];
}
}

Answer 1

For the "selected" button, disable it and manually switch the image for the state.
- (void) viewDidLoad
{
[rightSegmentButton setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"unselected.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[rightSegmentButton setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"selected.png"] forState:UIControlStateDisabled];
[leftSegmentButton setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"unselected.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[leftSegmentButton setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"selected.png"] forState:UIControlStateDisabled];
}
- (void)leftSegmentPressed:(id)sender
{
sender.enabled = NO;
rightSegmentButton.enabled = YES;
}
- (void)rightSegmentPressed:(id)sender
{
sender.enabled = NO;
leftSegmentButton.enabled = YES;
}

Answer 2

Check whether the image you given is in your Bundle or check image name you given is in lower case or not. Then write like
[button1 setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"normal1.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[button1 setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"selected1.png"] forState:UIControlStateSelected];
[button2 setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"normal2.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[button2 setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"selected2.png"] forState:UIControlStateSelected];
button1.tag = 1;
button2.tag = 2;
[button1 addTarget:self action:#selector(buttonSelected:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside]
[button2 addTarget:self action:#selector(buttonSelected:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside]
in your button event method
-(void)buttonSelected:(id)sender {
if([sender tag] == 1) {
button1.selected = YES;
button2.selected = NO;
} else {
button1.selected = NO;
button2.selected = YES;
}
}

Answer 3

[button setAdjustsImageWhenHighlighted:NO];
This will prevent the flicker.

Answer 4

UIButton *yourButton1 = [[UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect] retain];
yourButton1.frame = CGRectMake(110.0, 360.0, 100.0, 30.0);
[yourButton1 setTitle:#"Left" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
yourButton.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
yourButton1.tag = 1;
[yourButton1 setTitleColor:[UIColor whiteColor] forState:UIControlStateNormal ];
UIImage *buttonImageNormal = [UIImage imageNamed:#"yourNormalImage.png"];// set normal image
UIImage *strechableButtonImageNormal = [buttonImageNormal stretchableImageWithLeftCapWidth:12 topCapHeight:0];
[yourButton1 setBackgroundImage:strechableButtonImageNormal forState:UIControlStateNormal];
UIImage *buttonImagePressed = [UIImage imageNamed:#"yourSelectedImage.png"];// set selected image
UIImage *strechableButtonImagePressed = [buttonImagePressed stretchableImageWithLeftCapWidth:12 topCapHeight:0];
[yourButton1 setBackgroundImage:strechableButtonImagePressed forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];
[yourButton1 addTarget:self action:#selector(leftSegmentPressed:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[self.view addSubview:yourButton1];
do same for another second button.
and in action method set bellow code..
- (void)leftSegmentPressed:(id)sender
{
UIButton *btnTemp = (UIBUtton *)sender;
if (btnTemp.tag == 1) {
[yourButton1 setSelected:YES];
[yourButton2 setSelected:NO];
}
else {
[yourButton1 setSelected:NO];
[yourButton2 setSelected:YES];
}
}