How to Create multiple bar button in navigation bar?
From iOS 5 onwards, you can now do it using setLeftBarButtonItems:animated: or setRightBarButtonItems:animated:
You must use UIToolbar and set the toolbar with buttons:
// create a toolbar where we can place some buttons
UIToolbar *toolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc]
initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 100, 45)];
[toolbar setBarStyle: UIBarStyleBlackOpaque];
// create an array for the buttons
NSMutableArray *buttons = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:3];
// create a standard save button
UIBarButtonItem *saveButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemSave
target:self
action:#selector(saveAction:)];
saveButton.style = UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered;
[buttons addObject:saveButton];
// create a spacer between the buttons
UIBarButtonItem *spacer = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFixedSpace
target:nil
action:nil];
[buttons addObject:spacer];
// create a standard delete button with the trash icon
UIBarButtonItem *deleteButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemTrash
target:self
action:#selector(deleteAction:)];
deleteButton.style = UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered;
[buttons addObject:deleteButton];
// put the buttons in the toolbar and release them
[toolbar setItems:buttons animated:NO];
// place the toolbar into the navigation bar
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
initWithCustomView:toolbar];
you have to create a view with as much button you required and have to add them on navigation button like following :
UIView *parentView1 = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 60, 44)];
UIButton *infoButton1 = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 6, 30, 32)];
[infoButton1 setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed: #"navbtn.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[infoButton1 setTitle:#"Back" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
infoButton1.titleLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:13.0f];
infoButton1.titleLabel.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
[infoButton1 addTarget:self action:#selector(backBarButtonClicked) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[parentView1 addSubview:infoButton1];
[infoButton1 release];
UIButton *infoButton2 = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(30, 6, 30, 32)];
[infoButton2 setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed: #"navbtn.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[infoButton2 setTitle:#"Back" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
infoButton2.titleLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:13.0f];
infoButton2.titleLabel.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
[infoButton2 addTarget:self action:#selector(backBarButtonClicked) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[parentView1 addSubview:infoButton2];
[infoButton2 release];
UIBarButtonItem *customBarButtomItem1 = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:parentView1];
[parentView1 release];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = customBarButtomItem1;
[customBarButtomItem1 release];`enter code here`
I know this question was already closed, but I find that the UIToolbar solution doesn't match visually.
If you instead use a second UINavigationBar set with a UINavigationItem that has a title of nil and the desired buttons you can add more buttons and have a bar that visually matches the original.
For iOS7 and higher, this is the right way to do it. No need for UIToolbar silliness.
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
[self configureView];
// create three funky nav bar buttons
UIBarButtonItem *one = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithTitle:#"One" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:#selector(testMethod)];
UIBarButtonItem *two = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithTitle:#"Two" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:#selector(testMethod)];
UIBarButtonItem *three = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithTitle:#"Three" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:#selector(testMethod)];
// create a spacer
UIBarButtonItem *space = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFixedSpace target:self action:nil];
space.width = 30;
NSArray *buttons = #[one, space, two, space, three];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItems = buttons;
}
I hate putting links as answers on SO as they can die anytime so i added relevant code taken from HERE
- (void)viewWillAppear
{
// get a view and :
[self.navigationController.navigationBar addSubView:yourView];
}
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My problem is following: i want to know the coordinates to an item of a toolbar so that i could pop some data right there. These barbuttonitems never reveal me there frame properties.
Is there a solution?
You can use if you want to give spacing.
UIBarButtonItem *fixedLeftSpace = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFixedSpace target:self action:nil];
// for adding Custom view
UIButton *webButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
[webButton setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 50, 40)];
[webButton setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#\"webIcon.jpg\"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[webButton addTarget:self action:#selector(goToWebPage) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchDown];
UIBarButtonItem *webpageBtn = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithCustomView:webButton];
[webpageBtn setTarget:self];
[webpageBtn setAction:#selector(goToWebPage)];
[toolbar setItems:[NSArray arrayWithObjects: webpageBtn,fixedLeftSpace,webpageBtn, nil]];
Also see the link.
UIToolbar* tools = [[UIToolbar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 210, 44)];
UIBarButtonItem *space = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFixedSpace target:nil action:nil];
NSMutableArray* buttons = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithObjects:bt1,space,bt2,space,bt3, nil];
[tools setItems:buttons animated:YES];
UIBarButtonItem *toolsBtn = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithCustomView:tools];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = toolsBtn;
If you are creating a toolbar from xib file then you need to add multiple "flexible space bar button item" before and after the buttons if you multiple bar buttons on toolbar until you get the desired spacing.
If you are creating UIToolbar dynamically then you need to add flexible buttons dynamically.
In my application, I want to display 2 buttons (each having different action) in place of rightbarbutton of navigation bar. How can I do it?
here is a code that you want its working and helps
put Below code in
-(void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
UIToolbar* tools = [[UIToolbar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0f, 0.0f, 103.0f, 44.01f)];
tools.tintColor = [UIColor clearColor];
[tools setBarStyle:UIBarStyleBlackTranslucent];
tools.barStyle = -1; // clear background
NSMutableArray *buttons = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:3];
// Create a standard refresh button.
UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
[button setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"Settings.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[button addTarget:self action:#selector(resetpass) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[button setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 30,30 )];
bi = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:button];
[buttons addObject:bi];
[bi release];
bi = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFixedSpace target:nil action:nil];
bi.width = 2.0f;
[buttons addObject:bi];
[bi release];
// Add profile button.
bi = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemAdd target:self action:#selector(createnewFolders)];
bi.style = UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered;
[buttons addObject:bi];
[bi release];
// Add buttons to toolbar and toolbar to nav bar.
[tools setItems:buttons animated:NO];
[buttons release];
twoButtons = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:tools];
[tools release];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = twoButtons;
[twoButtons release];
}
thank you
I believe this post answers your question.
However, more information is required to answer your question properly. iOS version and so forth. That answer seems to have what you are requesting though.
I am new to iPhone developer,
I want to add one more button next to the Back button on my navigation bar, i am using navigation controller so back button is already there on left side. and on extreme right side i have added one button using
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = ModeButton;
but when i write,
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = NewButton;
NewButton overrides my back button, i want to place my new button next to back button.
Any help will be appreciated.
UINavigationItem has a property leftItemsSupplementBackButton, you can use it.
leftItemsSupplementBackButton
A Boolean value indicating whether the left items are displayed in addition to the back button.
#property BOOL leftItemsSupplementBackButton
Discussion
Normally, the presence of custom left bar button items causes the back button to be removed in favor of the custom items. Setting this property to YES causes the items in the leftBarButtonItems or leftBarButtonItem property to be displayed to the right of the back button—that is, they are displayed in addition to, and not instead of, the back button. When set to NO, the items in those properties are displayed instead of the back button. The default value of this property is NO.
From UINavigationController Class Reference.
UIBarButtonItem *leftBarButtonItem =[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:#"Done" style:UIBarButtonItemStyleDone target:self action:#selector(logout)];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = leftBarButtonItem;
self.navigationItem.leftItemsSupplementBackButton = YES;
I think you should a flexible space for it to not overlap other, maybe something like this should get you started.
UIBarButtonItem *back = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:#"Back" style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered target:self action:#selector(Back:)];
UIBarButtonItem *flexibleSpace = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFlexibleSpace target:nil action:nil];
UIBarButtonItem *newButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:#"newButton" style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered target:self action:#selector(newButtonMethod:)];
NSArray *navBarItems = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:back, flexibleSpace, newButton, nil];
EDIT:
NSMutableArray* buttons = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:3];
UIBarButtonItem *back = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:#"Back" style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered target:self action:#selector(Back:)];
[buttons addObject:back];
UIBarButtonItem *flexibleSpace = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFlexibleSpace target:nil action:nil];
[buttons addObject:flexibleSpace];
UIBarButtonItem *newButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:#"newButton" style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered target:self action:#selector(newButtonMethod:)];
[buttons addObject:newButton];
UIToolbar* myToolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 100, 45)];
[myToolbar setTintColor:[self.navigationController.navigationBar tintColor]];
[myToolbar setItems:buttons animated:NO];
UIBarButtonItem *myButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:myToolbar];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = myButton;
Create one custom view which will contain two buttons, then create bar button item as follows:
UIBarButtonItem *leftBarButtonItem =[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:userCustomView];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = leftBarButtonItem;
Edit:
Below code is just an example of how you create two buttons,
UIView *customView = [[UIView alloc] init];
customView.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 100, 40);
UIButton *button1 = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
[button1 setTitle:#"Add" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
button1.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 50, 40);
UIButton *button2 = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
[button2 setTitle:#"del" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
button2.frame = CGRectMake(60, 0, 50, 40);
[customView addSubview:button2];
[customView addSubview:button1];
UIBarButtonItem *barItem =[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:customView];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = barItem;
For achieving this, you will have to make a Custom UIBarButtonItem. Ans in that you will have to put both the buttons, BackButton (User Defined) and NewButton respectively like this:
UIView *viewForLeftBarButton = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(5, 5, 100, 35)];
[viewForLeftBarButton addSubview:BackButton];
[viewForLeftBarButton addSubview:NewButton];
UIBarButtonItem *leftBarButtonItem =[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:viewForLeftBarButton];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = leftBarButtonItem;
Here is my code. This is adding image but images are being appeared in navigation bar.
UIToolbar* toolbartop = [[UIToolbar alloc]
initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 100, 45)];
[toolbar setBarStyle: UIBarStyleBlackOpaque];
// create an array for the buttons
NSMutableArray* buttonstop = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:5];
UIBarButtonItem *remainderButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"home.png"]
style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
target:self
action:#selector(LoadOption:)];
[buttonstop addObject:remainderButton];
[remainderButton release];
UIBarButtonItem *faveButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"home.png"]
style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
target:self
action:#selector(homeAction)];
[buttonstop addObject:faveButton];
[faveButton release];
// put the buttons in the toolbar and release them
[toolbartop setItems:buttonstop animated:NO];
[buttonstop release];
// place the toolbar into the navigation bar
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:toolbartop];
But this code is showing image in navigation right bar.
UIBarButtonItem *settingButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"home.png"]
style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
target:self
action:#selector(homeAction)];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = settingButton;
Why left navigation bar button is not showing images?
[toolbartop release];
You can add the image to your left BarButtonItem as follows:
UIButton *button1 = [[UIButton alloc] init];
button1.frame=CGRectMake(0,0,105,30);
[button1 setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed: #"image1.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[button1 addTarget:appDelegate action:#selector(Open_Link1) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
UIButton *button2 = [[UIButton alloc] init];
button2.frame=CGRectMake(105,0,105,30);
[button2 setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed: #"image2.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[button2 addTarget:appDelegate action:#selector(Open_Link2) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
UIView *viewButtons = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 210, 30)];
[viewButtons addSubview:button1];
[viewButtons addSubview:button2];
[button1 release];
[button2 release];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithCustomView:viewButtons];
[viewButtons release];
Here please make sure that the methods "Open_Link1" and "Open_Link2" must exists in the code as follows:
-(void)Open_Link1
{
// Write your logic
}
-(void)Open_Link2
{
// Write your logic
}
Let me know if you want more help.
The left bar button item is automatically used by the framework for showing a "Back" button. You can't put anything here, at least not when your navigation bar is managed by a UINavigationController. For this to work you have to handle the UINavigationBar yourself.
Edit:
in your leftBarButtonItem, try putting a UISegmentedControl instead of a UIToolbar for toolbartop.
You are adding a button to toolbar but you aren't adding your toolbar to any view. Try to set the button directly using
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:buttonStop];
i was working with navigation bar button items.i was using the following code to do so
UIBarButtonItem *btnSave = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
initWithTitle:#"Save"
style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered
target:self
action:#selector(save_Clicked:)];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = btnSave;
[btnSave release];
UIBarButtonItem *btnCancel = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
initWithTitle:#"Cancel"
style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered
target:self
action:#selector(save_Clicked)];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = btnCancel;
[btnCancel release];
my question is how to add another button just adjacent to the left bar button item.
thanks in advance
To do this you need to create a toolbar then keep adding UIButton to it, then set the toolbar as the leftBarButton
something like this:
UIToolbar* tools = [[UIToolbar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 250, 44)];
tools.tintColor = [UIColor clearColor];
[tools setTranslucent:YES];
NSMutableArray* buttons = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:9];
UIImage *myImage = [UIImage imageNamed:#"AL_HomeMod_Icon.png"];
UIButton *myButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
[myButton setImage:myImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
myButton.showsTouchWhenHighlighted = YES;
myButton.frame = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, myImage.size.width, myImage.size.height);
[myButton addTarget:self action:#selector(clickViewHomeMod) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
UIBarButtonItem *bi = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
initWithCustomView:myButton];
[buttons addObject:bi];
[bi release];
myImage = [UIImage imageNamed:#"AL_History_Icon.png"];
myButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
[myButton setImage:myImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
myButton.showsTouchWhenHighlighted = YES;
myButton.frame = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, myImage.size.width, myImage.size.height);
[myButton addTarget:self action:#selector(clickViewHistory) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
bi = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
initWithCustomView:myButton];
[buttons addObject:bi];
[bi release];
myImage = [UIImage imageNamed:#"AL_RX_Icon.png"];
myButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
[myButton setImage:myImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
myButton.showsTouchWhenHighlighted = YES;
myButton.frame = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, myImage.size.width, myImage.size.height);
[myButton addTarget:self action:#selector(clickViewCustomPopView2) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
bi = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
initWithCustomView:myButton];
[buttons addObject:bi];
[bi release];
myImage = [UIImage imageNamed:#"AL_User_Icon.png"];
myButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
[myButton setImage:myImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
myButton.showsTouchWhenHighlighted = YES;
myButton.frame = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, myImage.size.width, myImage.size.height);
[myButton addTarget:self action:#selector(clickViewCustomPopView:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
bi = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
initWithCustomView:myButton];
[buttons addObject:bi];
popButton = myButton;
[bi release];
// stick the buttons in the toolbar
[tools setItems:buttons animated:NO];
[buttons release];
// and put the toolbar in the nav bar
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:tools];
[tools release];
hope that help
Pondd
Create a button as
UIBarButtonItem *logoutButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"logout.png"]
style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
target:self action:#selector(doLogout)];
Add this button to right of navigation bar
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = logoutButton;
or add this button to left side of navigation bar
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = logoutButton;
doLogout is a function which will be called on touch logout button
I achieved my task by using the following code :
UIToolbar *tools=[[UIToolbar alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 150, 44)];
tools.backgroundColor=[UIColor clearColor];
[tools setTranslucent:YES];
UIBarButtonItem *optionBtn=[[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithTitle:#"Options" style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered target:self action:#selector(optionPressed:)];
UIBarButtonItem *doneBtn=[[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithTitle:#"Done" style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered target:self action:#selector(donePressed:)];
NSArray *buttons=[NSArray arrayWithObjects:optionBtn,doneBtn, nil];
[tools setItems:buttons animated:NO];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem=[[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithCustomView:tools];
NOTE:From IOS 5.0 onwards, apple has done it lot easier . It can be done as
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItems=[NSArray arrayWithObjects:optionBtn,doneBtn, nil];
Create a custom view with two buttons and use UIBarButtonItem's initWithCustomView: initializer. That should do it.