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

You can always do adjustments using Insets on the button. For example,

UIButton *toggleBtn =  [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
[toggleBtn setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 20, 20)];
[toggleBtn addTarget:self action:@selector(toggleView) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

[toggleBtn setImageEdgeInsets:((IS_IPAD)? UIEdgeInsetsMake(0,-18, 0, 6) : UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, -3, 0, -3))];

UIBarButtonItem *toggleBtnItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView: toggleBtn];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItems = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:searchBtnItem, toggleBtnItem, nil];

It works for me.