using image or tint color on uinavigationbar in iphone?

Question

how do i show a background image on a navigation bar or give tint color to the navigation bar in a native iphone application??

Answer 1

If you use the CGImage solution, you may have a problem with image size:

CGRect layer=self.navigationController.navigationBar.frame;
layer.size.height=57.0;
layer.origin.y=0;
self.navigationController.navigationBar.frame=layer;
CGImageRef imageRef         = [UIImage imageNamed:@"myImg.png"].CGImage;
self.navigationController.navigationBar.layer.contents = (id)imageRef;

It seems to me that the image is streched down, since the layer seems to have a height of 44.0 pixel, but a background image for the UINavigationBar should be at least 57.0.

If you try to move the layer's frame, all the buttons will move within it.