iPhone: Override UIButton buttonWithType to return subclass

Question

I want to be able to create a UIButton with an oversized responsive area. I know that one way to do that is to override the hitTest method in a subclass, but how do I insta

Answer 1

UIButton buttonWithType: returns a UIButton or a UIRoundedRectButton, depending on the value of the type parameter.

As UIButton doesn't provide an initWithType: method, I believe it would be dangerous to try and override buttonWithType:.

I suggest you subclass UIControl instead. You can then add a button as a subview to your control, and intercept hitTest:withEvent:.