Here is some trouble I am having working with a UITableView, more precisely using an image in tableView:editActionsForRowAt:
Below follows my relevant code. It may be useful to say that the images I am using here are all square 70x70.
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView,
editActionsForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> [UITableViewRowAction]? {
var patternImg:UIImage?
let upBtn = UITableViewRowAction(style: .normal, title: "") {
action, index in
print("upBtn button tapped")
}
patternImg = self.swipeCellImage(named: "UpIcn", side: 46.0)
upBtn.backgroundColor = UIColor(patternImage: patternImg!)
let downBtn = UITableViewRowAction(style: .normal, title: "") {
action, index in
print("downBtn button tapped")
}
patternImg = swipeCellImage(named: "DownIcn", side: 46.0)
downBtn.backgroundColor = UIColor(patternImage: patternImg!)
let rmvBtn = UITableViewRowAction(style: .destructive, title: "") {
action, index in
print("rmvBtn button tapped")
}
patternImg = swipeCellImage(named: "TrashIcn", side: 46.0)
rmvBtn.backgroundColor = UIColor(patternImage: patternImg!)
return [downBtn,upBtn,rmvBtn]
}
func swipeCellImage(named name: String, side: CGFloat) -> UIImage? {
let theImage = UIImage(named: name)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(CGSize(width: side*2, height: side), false, UIScreen.main.scale)
let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()
context!.setFillColor(UIColor.clear.cgColor)
theImage?.draw(in: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: side, height: side))
let resultImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return resultImage
}
Things work, but unfortunately only up to a certain point.
Looking at this screen shot shows that there is an unwanted repetion of the images. Clearly I want each button(Icon) to only appear one time each.
Can anyone see how I need to fix my code to avoid this repetion?
To avoid that, you have to increase width size asper your requirement.
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(CGSize(width: self.view.frame.width, height: commonHei), false, UIScreen.main.scale)
let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()
context!.setFillColor(textColor.cgColor) // CHECK BY CHANGE BGCOLOR
context!.fill(CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: (self.view.frame.width) / 3, height: commonHei)) // INCREASE WIDTH SIZE
var img: UIImage = UIImage(named: "pause")!
img.draw(in: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 30, height: 30)) // Change position as per ur requirement.
let newImage: UIImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()!
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
If you having more doubt, then check on the 3D view.
It works with
import UIKit
class ViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
self.navigationController?.navigationBar.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(), forBarMetrics: .Default)
self.navigationController?.navigationBar.shadowImage = UIColor.redColor().as1ptImage()
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
}
extension UIColor {
func as1ptImage() -> UIImage {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(CGSizeMake(1, 1))
let ctx = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()
self.setFill()
CGContextFillRect(ctx, CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 1, height: 1))
let image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return image
}
}
But when I add a UITableView it doesn't appear on it and when I add a UISearchView it appears but removes the navigation bar.
Anyone knows how to solve this?
You have to adjust the shadowImage property of the navigation bar.
Try this one. I created a category on UIColor as an helper, but you can refactor the way you prefer.
extension UIColor {
func as1ptImage() -> UIImage {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(CGSizeMake(1, 1))
let ctx = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()
self.setFill()
CGContextFillRect(ctx, CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 1, height: 1))
let image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return image
}
}
Option 1: on a single navigation bar
And then in your view controller (change the UIColor to what you like):
// We can use a 1px image with the color we want for the shadow image
self.navigationController?.navigationBar.shadowImage = UIColor.redColor().as1ptImage()
// We need to replace the navigation bar's background image as well
// in order to make the shadowImage appear. We use the same 1px color tecnique
self.navigationController?.navigationBar.setBackgroundImage(UIColor.yellowColor().as1ptImage(), forBarMetrics: .Default)
Option 2: using appearance proxy, on all navigation bars
Instead of setting the background image and shadow image on each navigation bar, it is possible to rely on UIAppearance proxy. You could try to add those lines to your AppDelegate, instead of adding the previous ones in the viewDidLoad.
// We can use a 1px image with the color we want for the shadow image
UINavigationBar.appearance().shadowImage = UIColor.redColor().as1ptImage()
// We need to replace the navigation bar's background image as well
// in order to make the shadowImage appear. We use the same 1px color technique
UINavigationBar.appearance().setBackgroundImage(UIColor.yellowColor().as1ptImage(), forBarMetrics: .Default)
Wonderful contributions from #TheoF, #Alessandro and #Pavel.
Here is what I did for...
Swift 4
extension UIColor {
/// Converts this `UIColor` instance to a 1x1 `UIImage` instance and returns it.
///
/// - Returns: `self` as a 1x1 `UIImage`.
func as1ptImage() -> UIImage {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(CGSize(width: 1, height: 1))
setFill()
UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()?.fill(CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 1, height: 1))
let image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext() ?? UIImage()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return image
}
}
Using it in viewDidLoad():
/* In this example, I have a ViewController embedded in a NavigationController in IB. */
// Remove the background color.
navigationController?.navigationBar.setBackgroundImage(UIColor.clear.as1ptImage(), for: .default)
// Set the shadow color.
navigationController?.navigationBar.shadowImage = UIColor.gray.as1ptImage()
Putting #alessandro-orru's answer in one extension
extension UINavigationController {
func setNavigationBarBorderColor(_ color:UIColor) {
self.navigationBar.shadowImage = color.as1ptImage()
}
}
extension UIColor {
/// Converts this `UIColor` instance to a 1x1 `UIImage` instance and returns it.
///
/// - Returns: `self` as a 1x1 `UIImage`.
func as1ptImage() -> UIImage {
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(CGSize(width: 1, height: 1))
setFill()
UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()?.fill(CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 1, height: 1))
let image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext() ?? UIImage()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
return image
}
}
then in your view controller just add:
self.navigationController?.setNavigationBarBorderColor(UIColor.red)
From iOS 13 on, you can use the UINavigationBarAppearance() class with the shadowColor property:
if #available(iOS 13.0, *) {
let style = UINavigationBarAppearance()
style.shadowColor = UIColor.clear // Effectively removes the border
navigationController?.navigationBar.standardAppearance = style
// Optional info for follow-ups:
// The above will override other navigation bar properties so you may have to assign them here, for example:
//style.buttonAppearance.normal.titleTextAttributes = [.font: UIFont(name: "YourFontName", size: 17)!]
//style.backgroundColor = UIColor.orange
//style.titleTextAttributes = [NSAttributedString.Key.foregroundColor: UIColor.white,
NSAttributedString.Key.font: UIFont(name: "AnotherFontName", size: 20.0)!]
} else {
// Fallback on earlier versions
}
Solution for Swift 4.0 - 5.2
Here is small extension for changing both Height and Color of bottom navbar line
extension UINavigationController
{
func addCustomBottomLine(color:UIColor,height:Double)
{
//Hiding Default Line and Shadow
navigationBar.setValue(true, forKey: "hidesShadow")
//Creating New line
let lineView = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width:0, height: height))
lineView.backgroundColor = color
navigationBar.addSubview(lineView)
lineView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
lineView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: navigationBar.widthAnchor).isActive = true
lineView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: CGFloat(height)).isActive = true
lineView.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: navigationBar.centerXAnchor).isActive = true
lineView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: navigationBar.bottomAnchor).isActive = true
}
}
And after adding this extension, you can call this method on any UINavigationController (e.g. from ViewController viewDidLoad())
self.navigationController?.addCustomBottomLine(color: UIColor.black, height: 20)
For iOS 13 and later
guard let navigationBar = navigationController?.navigationBar else { return }
navigationBar.isTranslucent = true
if #available(iOS 13.0, *) {
let appearance = UINavigationBarAppearance()
appearance.configureWithTransparentBackground()
appearance.backgroundImage = UIImage()
appearance.backgroundColor = .clear
navigationBar.standardAppearance = appearance
} else {
navigationBar.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(), for: .default)
navigationBar.shadowImage = UIImage()
}
for Swift 3.0 just change this line:
CGContextFillRect(ctx, CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 1, height: 1))
to this:
ctx?.fill(CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 1, height: 1))
There's a much better option available these days:
UINavigationBar.appearance().shadowImage = UIImage()
This question already has answers here:
Set background color of active tab bar item in Swift
(3 answers)
IOS 8 Tab Bar Item Background Colour
(5 answers)
Closed 10 days ago.
I have a UITabBarController where I use this code to set selection indicator image:
let selectedBG = UIImage(named:"tabbarbgtest.png")?.resizableImageWithCapInsets(UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 0, 0, 0))
UITabBar.appearance().selectionIndicatorImage = selectedBG
But the image does not fill the whole space - see image below:
The image is just a red square with a solution on 82x49px, but with a wider image it still does not fill the whole space. Hope you guys can help - thanks.
As of 2017, the other answers didn't work for me. After a couple of days searching for another solution, I found mine - by subclassing the UITabBarController.
It works for multiple devices even with rotation.
Notes:
Make your images' rendering mode as Original.
Assign this class below to your UITabBarController in your Storyboard or as your base class if you're doing your screen programmatically.
//
// BaseTabBarController.swift
// MyApp
//
// Created by DRC on 1/27/17.
// Copyright © 2017 PrettyITGirl. All rights reserved.
//
import UIKit
class BaseTabBarController: UITabBarController {
let numberOfTabs: CGFloat = 4
let tabBarHeight: CGFloat = 60
override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
super.viewWillAppear(animated)
updateSelectionIndicatorImage()
}
override func viewWillLayoutSubviews() {
super.viewWillLayoutSubviews()
updateSelectionIndicatorImage()
}
func updateSelectionIndicatorImage() {
let width = tabBar.bounds.width
var selectionImage = UIImage(named:"myimage.png")
let tabSize = CGSize(width: width/numberOfTabs, height: tabBarHeight)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(tabSize)
selectionImage?.draw(in: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: tabSize.width, height: tabSize.height))
selectionImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
tabBar.selectionIndicatorImage = selectionImage
}
}
To support iPhone X(below code works for all versions), write your code in viewDidLayoutSubviews().
override func viewDidLayoutSubviews() {
super.viewDidLayoutSubviews()
let tabWidth = (tabBar.frame.width/CGFloat(tabBar.items!.count))
let tabHeight = tabBar.frame.height
self.tabBar.selectionIndicatorImage = imageWithColor(color: UIColor.white, size: CGSize(width: tabWidth, height: tabHeight)).resizableImage(withCapInsets: UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 0, right: 0))
}
Source: https://github.com/Ramotion/animated-tab-bar/issues/191
This relatively simple solution in objective c worked for me for iPhone X, wouldn't be hard to convert to swift:
CGFloat bottomPadding = 0;
if (#available(iOS 11.0, *)) {
UIWindow *window = UIApplication.sharedApplication.keyWindow;
bottomPadding = window.safeAreaInsets.bottom;
}
[UITabBar.appearance setSelectionIndicatorImage:[UIImage imageWithColor:[UIColor lightGrayColor]
andBounds:CGRectMake(0, 0, self.tabBar.frame.size.width/5, self.tabBar.frame.size.height + bottomPadding)]];
This is an adaptation on Glenn's solution above...
import UIKit
class BaseTabBarController: UITabBarController {
var tabBarBounds: CGRect? {
didSet {
guard tabBarBounds != oldValue else { return }
updateSelectionIndicatorColor(UIColor.green)
}
}
override func viewWillLayoutSubviews() {
super.viewWillLayoutSubviews()
tabBarBounds = tabBar.bounds
}
func updateSelectionIndicatorColor(_ tintColor: UIColor) {
guard let tabBarItems = self.tabBar.items else { return }
let tabWidth = tabBar.bounds.width
let tabHeight = tabBar.bounds.height
let tabSize = CGSize(width: tabWidth / CGFloat(tabBarItems.count), height: tabHeight)
var selectionImage = UIImage(color: tintColor, size: tabSize)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(tabSize)
selectionImage?.draw(in: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: tabSize.width, height: tabSize.height))
selectionImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
tabBar.selectionIndicatorImage = selectionImage
}
}
public extension UIImage {
public convenience init?(color: UIColor, size: CGSize = CGSize(width: 1, height: 1)) {
let rect = CGRect(origin: .zero, size: size)
UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(rect.size, false, 0.0)
color.setFill()
UIRectFill(rect)
let image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
UIGraphicsEndImageContext()
guard let cgImage = image?.cgImage else { return nil }
self.init(cgImage: cgImage)
}
}
you should take a look at this to make the tabbarbgtest.png resizable, then assign the image to selectionIndicatorImage, you can even do this in the storyboard editor.
I don't want to use a subview if I can avoid it. I want a UIButton with a background image, text, and an image in it. Right now, when I do that, the image is on the left side of the text. The background image, text, and image all have different highlight states.
Simplest solution:
iOS 10 & up, Swift:
button.transform = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: -1.0, y: 1.0)
button.titleLabel?.transform = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: -1.0, y: 1.0)
button.imageView?.transform = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: -1.0, y: 1.0)
Before iOS 10, Swift/Obj-C:
button.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeScale(-1.0, 1.0);
button.titleLabel.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeScale(-1.0, 1.0);
button.imageView.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeScale(-1.0, 1.0);
iOS 9 & up, Swift: (Recommended)
button.semanticContentAttribute = .forceRightToLeft
Despite some of the suggested answers being very creative and extremely clever, the simplest solution is as follows:
button.semanticContentAttribute = UIApplication.shared
.userInterfaceLayoutDirection == .rightToLeft ? .forceLeftToRight : .forceRightToLeft
As simple as that. As a bonus, the image will be at the left side in right-to-left locales.
EDIT: as the question has been asked a few times, this is iOS 9 +.
UPDATED FOR XCODE 9 (Via Interface Builder)
There's an easier way from the Interface Builder.
Select the UIButton and select this option in the View Utilities > Semantic:
That's it! Nice and simple!
OPTIONAL - 2nd step:
If you want to adjust the spacing between the image and the title you can change the Image Inset here:
Subclassing UIButton is completely unnecessary. Instead you can simply set a high left inset value for the image insets, and a small right inset for the title. Something like this:
button.imageEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0., button.frame.size.width - (image.size.width + 15.), 0., 0.);
button.titleEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0., 0., 0., image.size.width);
I'm giving Inspire48 the credit for this one. Based on his suggestion and looking at that other question I came up with this. Subclass UIButton and override these methods.
#implementation UIButtonSubclass
- (CGRect)imageRectForContentRect:(CGRect)contentRect
{
CGRect frame = [super imageRectForContentRect:contentRect];
frame.origin.x = CGRectGetMaxX(contentRect) - CGRectGetWidth(frame) - self.imageEdgeInsets.right + self.imageEdgeInsets.left;
return frame;
}
- (CGRect)titleRectForContentRect:(CGRect)contentRect
{
CGRect frame = [super titleRectForContentRect:contentRect];
frame.origin.x = CGRectGetMinX(frame) - CGRectGetWidth([self imageRectForContentRect:contentRect]);
return frame;
}
#end
Just update the insets when the title is changed. You need to compensate for the inset with an equal and opposite inset on the other side.
[thebutton setTitle:title forState:UIControlStateNormal];
thebutton.titleEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, -thebutton.imageView.frame.size.width, 0, thebutton.imageView.frame.size.width);
thebutton.imageEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, thebutton.titleLabel.frame.size.width, 0, -thebutton.titleLabel.frame.size.width);
All of these answers, as of January 2016, are unnecessary. In Interface Builder, set the View Semantic to Force Right-to-Left, or if you prefer programmatic way, semanticContentAttribute = .forceRightToLeft That will cause the image to appear on the right of your text.
In interface builder you can configure options Edge Insets for UIButton, separately each of three parts: content, image, title
Xcode 8:
I decided not to use the standard button image view because the proposed solutions to move it around felt hacky. This got me the desired aesthetic, and it is intuitive to reposition the button by changing the constraints:
extension UIButton {
func addRightIcon(image: UIImage) {
let imageView = UIImageView(image: image)
imageView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
addSubview(imageView)
let length = CGFloat(15)
titleEdgeInsets.right += length
NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
imageView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.titleLabel!.trailingAnchor, constant: 10),
imageView.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.titleLabel!.centerYAnchor, constant: 0),
imageView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: length),
imageView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: length)
])
}
}
Update: Swift 3
class ButtonIconRight: UIButton {
override func imageRect(forContentRect contentRect:CGRect) -> CGRect {
var imageFrame = super.imageRect(forContentRect: contentRect)
imageFrame.origin.x = super.titleRect(forContentRect: contentRect).maxX - imageFrame.width
return imageFrame
}
override func titleRect(forContentRect contentRect:CGRect) -> CGRect {
var titleFrame = super.titleRect(forContentRect: contentRect)
if (self.currentImage != nil) {
titleFrame.origin.x = super.imageRect(forContentRect: contentRect).minX
}
return titleFrame
}
}
Original answer for Swift 2:
A solution that handles all horizontal alignments, with a Swift implementation example. Just translate to Objective-C if needed.
class ButtonIconRight: UIButton {
override func imageRectForContentRect(contentRect:CGRect) -> CGRect {
var imageFrame = super.imageRectForContentRect(contentRect)
imageFrame.origin.x = CGRectGetMaxX(super.titleRectForContentRect(contentRect)) - CGRectGetWidth(imageFrame)
return imageFrame
}
override func titleRectForContentRect(contentRect:CGRect) -> CGRect {
var titleFrame = super.titleRectForContentRect(contentRect)
if (self.currentImage != nil) {
titleFrame.origin.x = CGRectGetMinX(super.imageRectForContentRect(contentRect))
}
return titleFrame
}
}
Also worth noting that it handles quite well image & title insets.
Inspired from jasongregori answer ;)
If this need to be done in UIBarButtonItem, additional wrapping in view should be used
This will work
let view = UIView()
let button = UIButton()
button.setTitle("Skip", for: .normal)
button.setImage(#imageLiteral(resourceName:"forward_button"), for: .normal)
button.semanticContentAttribute = .forceRightToLeft
button.sizeToFit()
view.addSubview(button)
view.frame = button.bounds
navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(customView: view)
This won't work
let button = UIButton()
button.setTitle("Skip", for: .normal)
button.setImage(#imageLiteral(resourceName:"forward_button"), for: .normal)
button.semanticContentAttribute = .forceRightToLeft
button.sizeToFit()
navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(customView: button)
Do Yourself. Xcode10, swift4,
For programmatically UI design
lazy var buttonFilter : ButtonRightImageLeftTitle = {
var button = ButtonRightImageLeftTitle()
button.setTitle("Playfir", for: UIControl.State.normal)
button.setImage(UIImage(named: "filter"), for: UIControl.State.normal)
button.backgroundColor = UIColor.red
button.contentHorizontalAlignment = .left
button.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.systemFont(ofSize: 16)
return button
}()
Edge inset values are applied to a rectangle to shrink or expand the
area represented by that rectangle. Typically, edge insets are used
during view layout to modify the view’s frame. Positive values cause
the frame to be inset (or shrunk) by the specified amount. Negative
values cause the frame to be outset (or expanded) by the specified
amount.
class ButtonRightImageLeftTitle: UIButton {
override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
guard imageView != nil else { return }
imageEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 5, left: (bounds.width - 35), bottom: 5, right: 5)
titleEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: -((imageView?.bounds.width)! + 10), bottom: 0, right: 0 )
}
}
for StoryBoard UI design
iOS 15 brought an update where you can now handle image placements in buttons in a simpler non messier way, ie. without insets.
In XIB/Storyboards:
Simply set the button 'placement' property to leading/training/top/bottom after adding an image property to button. Since it's leading/training, there is an added advantage of it supporting RTL
**In code (Programmatically): **
Use Button Configuration property programmatically
This is not a backward compatible feature, and will work only in iOS15+ as was demonstrated in WWDC '21 - https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10064/?time=236
Developer documentation: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uibutton/configuration?changes=_4
Here is solution for UIButton with center aligned content.
This code make image right aligned and allows to use imageEdgeInsets and titleEdgeInsets for precious positioning.
Subclass UIButton with your custom class and add:
- (CGRect)imageRectForContentRect:(CGRect)contentRect {
CGRect frame = [super imageRectForContentRect:contentRect];
CGFloat imageWidth = frame.size.width;
CGRect titleRect = CGRectZero;
titleRect.size = [[self titleForState:self.state] sizeWithAttributes:#{NSFontAttributeName: self.titleLabel.font}];
titleRect.origin.x = (self.frame.size.width - (titleRect.size.width + imageWidth)) / 2.0 + self.titleEdgeInsets.left - self.titleEdgeInsets.right;
frame.origin.x = titleRect.origin.x + titleRect.size.width - self.imageEdgeInsets.right + self.imageEdgeInsets.left;
return frame;
}
- (CGRect)titleRectForContentRect:(CGRect)contentRect {
CGFloat imageWidth = [self imageForState:self.state].size.width;
CGRect frame = [super titleRectForContentRect:contentRect];
frame.origin.x = (self.frame.size.width - (frame.size.width + imageWidth)) / 2.0 + self.titleEdgeInsets.left - self.titleEdgeInsets.right;
return frame;
}
Extension Way
Using extension to set image on the right side with custom offset
extension UIButton {
func addRightImage(image: UIImage, offset: CGFloat) {
self.setImage(image, for: .normal)
self.imageView?.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
self.imageView?.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.centerYAnchor, constant: 0.0).isActive = true
self.imageView?.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.trailingAnchor, constant: -offset).isActive = true
}
}
Being that the transform solution doesn't work in iOS 11 I decided to write a new approach.
Adjusting the buttons semanticContentAttribute gives us the image nicely to the right without having to relayout if the text changes. Because of this it's the ideal solution. However I still need RTL support. The fact that an app can not change it's layout direction in the same session resolves this issue easily.
With that said, it's pretty straight forward.
extension UIButton {
func alignImageRight() {
if UIApplication.shared.userInterfaceLayoutDirection == .leftToRight {
semanticContentAttribute = .forceRightToLeft
}
else {
semanticContentAttribute = .forceLeftToRight
}
}
}
Swift -Extend the UiButton and put these lines
if let imageWidth = self.imageView?.frame.width {
self.titleEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, -imageWidth, 0, imageWidth);
}
if let titleWidth = self.titleLabel?.frame.width {
let spacing = titleWidth + 20
self.imageEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, spacing, 0, -spacing);
}
Building on Piotr Tomasik's elegant solution: if you want to have a bit of spacing between the button label and image as well, then include that in your edge insets as follows (copying my code here that works perfectly for me):
CGFloat spacing = 3;
CGFloat insetAmount = 0.5 * spacing;
// First set overall size of the button:
button.contentEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, insetAmount, 0, insetAmount);
[button sizeToFit];
// Then adjust title and image insets so image is flipped to the right and there is spacing between title and image:
button.titleEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, -button.imageView.frame.size.width - insetAmount, 0, button.imageView.frame.size.width + insetAmount);
button.imageEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, button.titleLabel.frame.size.width + insetAmount, 0, -button.titleLabel.frame.size.width - insetAmount);
Thanks Piotr for your solution!
Erik
Took #Piotr's answer and made it into a Swift extension. Make sure to set the image and title before calling this, so that the button sizes properly.
extension UIButton {
/// Makes the ``imageView`` appear just to the right of the ``titleLabel``.
func alignImageRight() {
if let titleLabel = self.titleLabel, imageView = self.imageView {
// Force the label and image to resize.
titleLabel.sizeToFit()
imageView.sizeToFit()
imageView.contentMode = .ScaleAspectFit
// Set the insets so that the title appears to the left and the image appears to the right.
// Make the image appear slightly off the top/bottom edges of the button.
self.titleEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: -1 * imageView.frame.size.width,
bottom: 0, right: imageView.frame.size.width)
self.imageEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 4, left: titleLabel.frame.size.width,
bottom: 4, right: -1 * titleLabel.frame.size.width)
}
}
}
With Xcode 13.3 I solved in the following few steps and as well adding padding to the image.
After creating the button then do this as listed below:
First define the image:
let symbol = UIImage(named: "put name of your symbol here")
Then in viewDidLoad where you created the button, initialise the above defined image in 1, to add the image to the button & set the properties:
button.setImage(symbol, for: .normal)
button.semanticContentAttribute = .forceRightToLeft
button.configuration?.imagePadding = 2
And don't forget to add your button to the view.
Subclassing and over-riding layoutSubviews is probably your best way to go.
Referenced from: iPhone UIButton - image position
A swift option that does what you want without playing with any insets:
class RightImageButton: UIButton {
override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
if let textSize = titleLabel?.intrinsicContentSize(),
imageSize = imageView?.intrinsicContentSize() {
let wholeWidth = textSize.width + K.textImageGap + imageSize.width
titleLabel?.frame = CGRect(
x: round(bounds.width/2 - wholeWidth/2),
y: 0,
width: ceil(textSize.width),
height: bounds.height)
imageView?.frame = CGRect(
x: round(bounds.width/2 + wholeWidth/2 - imageSize.width),
y: RoundRetina(bounds.height/2 - imageSize.height/2),
width: imageSize.width,
height: imageSize.height)
}
}
struct K {
static let textImageGap: CGFloat = 5
}
}
Solutions mentioned here stopped working, once I enabled Auto Layout. I had to come up with my own:
Subclass UIButton and override layoutSubviews method:
//
// MIThemeButtonImageAtRight.m
// Created by Lukasz Margielewski on 7/9/13.
//
#import "MIThemeButtonImageAtRight.h"
static CGRect CGRectByApplyingUIEdgeInsets(CGRect frame, UIEdgeInsets insets);
#implementation MIThemeButtonImageAtRight
- (void)layoutSubviews
{
[super layoutSubviews];
CGRect contentFrame = CGRectByApplyingUIEdgeInsets(self.bounds, self.contentEdgeInsets);
CGRect frameIcon = self.imageView.frame;
CGRect frameText = self.titleLabel.frame;
frameText.origin.x = CGRectGetMinX(contentFrame) + self.titleEdgeInsets.left;
frameIcon.origin.x = CGRectGetMaxX(contentFrame) - CGRectGetWidth(frameIcon);
self.imageView.frame = frameIcon;
self.titleLabel.frame = frameText;
}
#end
static CGRect CGRectByApplyingUIEdgeInsets(CGRect frame, UIEdgeInsets insets){
CGRect f = frame;
f.origin.x += insets.left;
f.size.width -= (insets.left + insets.right);
f.origin.y += (insets.top);
f.size.height -= (insets.top + insets.bottom);
return f;
}
Result:
swift 3.0 Migration
solution given by jasongregori
class ButtonIconRight: UIButton {
override func imageRect(forContentRect contentRect: CGRect) -> CGRect {
var imageFrame = super.imageRect(forContentRect: contentRect)
imageFrame.origin.x = super.titleRect(forContentRect: contentRect).maxX - imageFrame.width
return imageFrame
}
override func titleRect(forContentRect contentRect: CGRect) -> CGRect {
var titleFrame = super.titleRect(forContentRect: contentRect)
if (self.currentImage != nil) {
titleFrame.origin.x = super.imageRect(forContentRect: contentRect).minX
}
return titleFrame
}
Xcode 11.4 Swift 5.2
For anyone trying to mirror the Back button style with the chevron like this:
import UIKit
class NextBarButton: UIBarButtonItem {
convenience init(target: Any, selector: Selector) {
// Create UIButton
let button = UIButton(frame: .zero)
// Set Title
button.setTitle("Next", for: .normal)
button.setTitleColor(.systemBlue, for: .normal)
button.titleLabel?.font = UIFont.systemFont(ofSize: 17)
// Configure Symbol
let config = UIImage.SymbolConfiguration(pointSize: 19.0, weight: .semibold, scale: .large)
let image = UIImage(systemName: "chevron.right", withConfiguration: config)
button.setImage(image, for: .normal)
// Add Target
button.addTarget(target, action: selector, for: .touchUpInside)
// Put the Image on the right hand side of the button
// Credit to liau-jian-jie for this part
button.transform = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: -1.0, y: 1.0)
button.titleLabel?.transform = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: -1.0, y: 1.0)
button.imageView?.transform = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: -1.0, y: 1.0)
// Customise spacing to match system Back button
button.imageEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0.0, left: -18.0, bottom: 0.0, right: 0.0)
button.titleEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0.0, left: -12.0, bottom: 0.0, right: 0.0)
self.init(customView: button)
}
}
Implementation:
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let nextButton = NextBarButton(target: self, selector: #selector(nextTapped))
navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = nextButton
}
#objc func nextTapped() {
// your code
}
Swift 3:
open override func imageRect(forContentRect contentRect: CGRect) -> CGRect {
var frame = super.imageRect(forContentRect: contentRect)
let imageWidth = frame.size.width
var titleRect = CGRect.zero
titleRect.size = self.title(for: self.state)!.size(attributes: [NSFontAttributeName: self.titleLabel!.font])
titleRect.origin.x = (self.frame.size.width - (titleRect.size.width + imageWidth)) / 2.0 + self.titleEdgeInsets.left - self.titleEdgeInsets.right;
frame.origin.x = titleRect.origin.x + titleRect.size.width - self.imageEdgeInsets.right + self.imageEdgeInsets.left;
return frame
}
open override func titleRect(forContentRect contentRect: CGRect) -> CGRect {
var frame = super.titleRect(forContentRect: contentRect)
if let imageWidth = self.image(for: self.state)?.size.width {
frame.origin.x = (self.frame.size.width - (frame.size.width + imageWidth)) / 2.0 + self.titleEdgeInsets.left - self.titleEdgeInsets.right;
}
return frame
}
How about Constraints? Unlike semanticContentAttribute, they don't change semantics. Something like this perhaps:
button.rightAnchorconstraint(equalTo: button.rightAnchor).isActive = true
or in Objective-C:
[button.imageView.rightAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:button.rightAnchor].isActive = YES;
Caveats: Untested, iOS 9+
After trying multiple solutions from around the internet, I was not achieving the exact requirement. So I ended up writing custom utility code. Posting to help someone in future.
Tested on swift 4.2
// This function should be called in/after viewDidAppear to let view render
func addArrowImageToButton(button: UIButton, arrowImage:UIImage = #imageLiteral(resourceName: "my_image_name") ) {
let btnSize:CGFloat = 32
let imageView = UIImageView(image: arrowImage)
let btnFrame = button.frame
imageView.frame = CGRect(x: btnFrame.width-btnSize-8, y: btnFrame.height/2 - btnSize/2, width: btnSize, height: btnSize)
button.addSubview(imageView)
//Imageview on Top of View
button.bringSubviewToFront(imageView)
}
for this issue you can create UIView inside "label with UIImage view" and set UIView class as a UIControl and create IBAction as tuch up in side
Swift 4 & 5
Change the direction of UIButton image (RTL and LTR)
extension UIButton {
func changeDirection(){
isArabic ? (self.contentHorizontalAlignment = .right) : (self.contentHorizontalAlignment = .left)
// left-right margin
self.imageEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 5, bottom: 0, right: 5)
self.titleEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 5, bottom: 0, right: 5)
}
}