UIBarButtonItem with custom image and no border

Question

I want to create a UIBarButtonItem with a custom image, but I don\'t want the border that iPhone adds, as my Image has a special border.

It\'s the same as the back b

Answer 1

Ok that category works very good because there are no problems with Popovercontroller :-)

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@interface UIBarButtonItem (BarButtonItemExtended)
+ (UIBarButtonItem*)barItemWithImage:(UIImage*)image target:(id)target action:(SEL)action;
-(void)performBarButtonAction:(id)sender;
@end



#import "UIBarButtonItem+BarButtonItemExtended.h"

@implementation UIBarButtonItem (BarButtonItemExtended)

+ (UIBarButtonItem*)barItemWithImage:(UIImage*)image target:(id)target action:(SEL)action
{    
    UIButton *imgButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
    [imgButton setImage:image forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    imgButton.frame = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, image.size.width, image.size.height);

    UIBarButtonItem *b = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithCustomView:imgButton];

    [imgButton addTarget:b action:@selector(performBarButtonAction:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

    [b setAction:action];
    [b setTarget:target];

    return b;
}

-(void)performBarButtonAction:(UIButton*)sender
{
    [[self target] performSelector:self.action withObject:self];
}
@end

Answer 2

One another solution, think it's simpler in case when creating button programatically:

UIBarButtonItem *button = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithImage:defaultImage
                                             landscapeImagePhone:landscapeImage
                                                           style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
                                                          target:self
                                                          action:@selector(someSelector)];
[button setBackgroundImage:[UIImage new] forState:UIControlStateNormal barMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
[button setBackgroundImage:[UIImage new] forState:UIControlStateNormal barMetrics:UIBarMetricsLandscapePhone];

Answer 3

You can add a method to UIBarButtonItem without subclassing it using custom category:

@interface UIBarButtonItem(MyCategory)

+ (UIBarButtonItem*)barItemWithImage:(UIImage*)image target:(id)target action:(SEL)action;

@end

@implementation UIBarButtonItem(MyCategory)

+ (UIBarButtonItem*)barItemWithImage:(UIImage*)image target:(id)target action:(SEL)action{
 // Move your item creation code here
}
@end

So anywhere in your code you can create bar item calling this method (provided that you include a header with its declaration).

P.S. You do not need to use 'v' UIView as you can create UIBarButtonItem with a button as custom view directly.
P.P.S. You also need [forward release] in your code.