iOS - UINavigationController adding multiple right items?

Question

I have a UINavigationController. I\'m trying to add multiple buttons on the right side of my navigationBar. How can I achieve this? What kind of button does it take

Answer 1

there's actually even a bit ore hacky, but at the same time more cleaner way of doing this stuff: just define a category on UINavigationItem, like:

UINavigationItem+Toolbars.h:

@interface UINavigationItem (Toolbars)

@property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UIToolbar * rightToolBar;
@property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UIToolbar * leftToolBar;

- (void)setRightToolBar:(UIToolbar *)_rightToolBar;
- (UIToolbar *)rightToolBar;
- (void)setLeftToolBar:(UIToolbar *)_leftToolBar;
- (UIToolbar *)leftToolBar;

@end

UINavigationItem+Toolbars.m:

#import "UINavigationItem+Toolbars.h"

@implementation UINavigationItem (Toolbars)

- (void)setRightToolBar:(UIToolbar *)_rightToolBar {
    self.rightBarButtonItems = _rightToolBar.items;
}

- (UIToolbar *)rightToolBar {
    return nil;
}

- (void)setLeftToolBar:(UIToolbar *)_leftToolBar {
    self.leftBarButtonItem = [[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:_leftToolBar] autorelease];
}

- (UIToolbar *)leftToolBar {
    return nil;
}

@end

After doing that, just assign an outlet in IB settings a toolbar (just create one) and enjoy buttons appearing on the navigation item.