Can I center a UIToolbar item?

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Ben Zotto picture Ben Zotto · Mar 24, 2010 · Viewed 11.3k times · Source

I am putting a label on a UIToolbar (per this tip: Adding a UILabel to a UIToolbar).

But the toolbar has a button on the left side, and so flexible spaces throw the label off the center, which is where I'd like it to be. Can I somehow center this toolbar item so that it remains centered in the toolbar?

(Already tried balancing the button with a dummy fixed space, no dice.)

Thanks!

Answer

EricS picture EricS · Dec 31, 2010

Add a flexible space item to the left and right of your center item, like you did. Then add a fixed space item at the end and set the width to whatever the left button width is -- somewhere around 28 pixels. 

UIBarButtonItem *fixedItem = [[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFixedSpace target:nil action:NULL] autorelease];
fixedItem.width = 28;

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