UINavigationBar - prefersLargeTitles - How to set image to the left of the title? - ios

Question

The below article shows how to add an image to the right of the navigation title.
https://blog.uptech.team/how-to-build-resizing-image-in-navigation-bar-with-large-title-8ba2e8bcb840
I'd like to add the image to the left of the navigation bar title. To achieve it, I set the leftAnchor instead of the right anchor for the imageView like below.
imageView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: navigationBar.leftAnchor, constant: Const.ImageRightMargin)
The image shows above the navigation bar title, which is not what I'm after. I'd like the image to be on the same line as the title (left of the title).
Note:
I've seen other questions on SO about adding images to the title
view but this question specifically requests information about
adding image to the left of the title. Therefore, this question
is not a duplicate.
I know that I can set a custom title view like below but I do not
want to lose the prefersLargeTitles setting of the navigation bar.
self.navigationItem.titleView = customTitleView
Any help is much appreciated.

Answer 1

import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let img = UIImage.init(named: "imgName")
let imgView = UIImageView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 30, height: 30))
imgView.image = img!
imgView.contentMode = .scaleAspectFit
let item = UIBarButtonItem.init(customView: imgView)
let negativeSpacer = UIBarButtonItem.init(barButtonSystemItem: .fixedSpace, target: nil, action: nil)
navigationItem.leftBarButtonItems = [negativeSpacer, item]
}
}
The result
If you want to execute a request when you click the image, replace this line
let negativeSpacer = UIBarButtonItem.init(barButtonSystemItem: .fixedSpace, target: nil, action: nil)
with that line
let negativeSpacer = UIBarButtonItem.init(barButtonSystemItem: .fixedSpace, target: self, action: #selector(go))
And place this
#objc func go() {
print("go")
}