Can't assign multiple Buttons to UINavigationItem when using Storyboard with iOS 5

Question

I\'m a iOS developer with a lot experience in developing the UI by code.

I\'m now testing the Storyboard functionality, because I testing to switch to \"design\" the

Answer 1

I found an easy solution.

1) Add the folowing category:

@interface UINavigationItem(MultipleButtonsAddition)
@property (nonatomic, strong) IBOutletCollection(UIBarButtonItem) NSArray* rightBarButtonItemsCollection;
@property (nonatomic, strong) IBOutletCollection(UIBarButtonItem) NSArray* leftBarButtonItemsCollection;
@end

@implementation UINavigationItem(MultipleButtonsAddition)

- (void) setRightBarButtonItemsCollection:(NSArray *)rightBarButtonItemsCollection {
    self.rightBarButtonItems = [rightBarButtonItemsCollection sortedArrayUsingDescriptors:@[[NSSortDescriptor sortDescriptorWithKey:@"tag" ascending:YES]]];
}

- (void) setLeftBarButtonItemsCollection:(NSArray *)leftBarButtonItemsCollection {
    self.leftBarButtonItems = [leftBarButtonItemsCollection sortedArrayUsingDescriptors:@[[NSSortDescriptor sortDescriptorWithKey:@"tag" ascending:YES]]];
}

- (NSArray*) rightBarButtonItemsCollection {
    return self.rightBarButtonItems;
}

- (NSArray*) leftBarButtonItemsCollection {
    return self.leftBarButtonItems;
}

@end

2) Add your items to view controller (items will be sorted ascending by tag)

3) Connect your items with leftBarButtonItemsCollection or rightBarButtonItemsCollection outlet collection of UINavigationItem