UINavigationController “back button” custom text?

Question

The \"back button\" of a UINavigationController by default shows the title of the last view in the stack. Is there a way to have custom text in the back button

Answer 1

in your init method, add the following code:

- (id)initWithStyle:(UITableViewStyle)style {
    if(self = [super init]) {

        //...

        UIBarButtonItem *customBackButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Back" 
                                             style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain 
                                            target:self 
                                            action:@selector(goBack)];
        self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = customBackButton;
        [customBackButton release];

        //...
    }
    return self;
}

then add a simple method, to allow viewcontroller dismissing:

-(void)goBack {
    [self.navigationController popViewControllerAnimated:YES];  
}