Can I give a UIToolBar a custom background in my iPhone app?

Question

Is it possible to give a UIToolBar a custom background from an image rather than the usual tinted blue/black fade out?

I\'ve tried giving the view a background and s

Answer 1

Slightly modified version of loreto's answer, which works for me on ios 4 and 5:

// Set the background of a toolbar
+(void)setToolbarBack:(NSString*)bgFilename toolbar:(UIToolbar*)toolbar {   
    // Add Custom Toolbar
    UIImageView *iv = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:bgFilename]];
    iv.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, toolbar.frame.size.width, toolbar.frame.size.height);
    iv.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth;
    // Add the tab bar controller's view to the window and display.
    if([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] intValue] >= 5)
        [toolbar insertSubview:iv atIndex:1]; // iOS5 atIndex:1
    else
        [toolbar insertSubview:iv atIndex:0]; // iOS4 atIndex:0
    toolbar.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
}