How do I show/hide a UIBarButtonItem?

Question

I created a toolbar in IB with several buttons. I would like to be able to hide/show one of the buttons depending on the state of the data in the main window.

Answer 1

Here is an extension that will handle this.

extension UIBarButtonItem {

    var isHidden: Bool {
        get {
            return tintColor == .clear
        }
        set {
            tintColor = newValue ? .clear : .white //or whatever color you want
            isEnabled = !newValue
            isAccessibilityElement = !newValue
        }
    }

}

USAGE:

myBarButtonItem.isHidden = true