Change position of UIBarButtonItem in UINavigationBar

Question

How can I change the position of a UIBarButtonItem in a UINavigationBar? I would like my button to be about 5px higher than its normal position.

Answer 1

I solved using transform and custom view:

(Swift)

  // create the button
  let suggestImage  = UIImage(named: "tab-item-popcorn-on")!.imageWithRenderingMode(.AlwaysOriginal)
  let suggestButton = UIButton(frame: CGRectMake(0, 0, 40, 40))
  suggestButton.setBackgroundImage(suggestImage, forState: .Normal)
  suggestButton.addTarget(self, action: Selector("suggesMovie:"), forControlEvents:.TouchUpInside)

  // here where the magic happens, you can shift it where you like
  suggestButton.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeTranslation(10, 0)

  // add the button to a container, otherwise the transform will be ignored  
  let suggestButtonContainer = UIView(frame: suggestButton.frame)
  suggestButtonContainer.addSubview(suggestButton)
  let suggestButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(customView: suggestButtonContainer)

  // add button shift to the side
  navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = suggestButtonItem