Can I have a UIBarButtonItem with a colored image?

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DevDevDev picture DevDevDev · Dec 2, 2009 · Viewed 24.7k times · Source

I have an image that I want to display on a UIBarButtonItem, but for some reason it only shows the outline of it and the rest is all white. How can I have it actually display the image?

Thanks!

Answer

amrox picture amrox · Dec 2, 2009

UPDATE: See MANIAK_dobrii's answer for an easier solution, available in iOS 7+.

Here is how I use an image for a UIBarButtonItem:

UIImage *image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"buttonImage.png"];
UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
button.bounds = CGRectMake( 0, 0, image.size.width, image.size.height );    
[button setImage:image forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[button addTarget:myTarget action:@selector(myAction) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];    
UIBarButtonItem *barButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:button];
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