How to change UIStatusBarStyle in iOS 7 in modal views with navigation bar?

Question

The iOS 7 Transition Guide give a good hint how to change the UIStatusBarStyle dynamically in a UIViewController using

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Answer 1

To change the status bar of the UINavigationController embedding your ViewController without subclassing UINavigationController, use this:

navigationController?.navigationBar.barStyle = .Black // to make the status bar text white

.Black will make the text white (status bar and the view's title), while .Default has a black title and status bar.