Adding an Image to my UIButton subview - ios

Question

I have a UIButton that is added on my super view as a subview, It is just a big block, how do I add an image to my button.
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
button.frame = CGRectMake(890, 345 , 100, 100);
button.backgroundColor = [UIColor purpleColor];
[self.collectionView.superview addSubview:button];
[button addTarget:self action:#selector(changeContentOffset:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
}

Answer 1

you can add image in UIButton by following two ways.
1) With help of setting Background Image.
UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
button.frame = CGRectMake(890, 345 , 100, 100);
button.backgroundColor = [UIColor purpleColor];
[button setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#""] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[self.collectionView.superview addSubview:button];
[button addTarget:self action:#selector(changeContentOffset:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
2) Or you can add UIImageView as subview.
UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
button.frame = CGRectMake(890, 345 , 100, 100);
button.backgroundColor = [UIColor purpleColor];
[button setClipsToBounds:YES];
[button setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#""] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
UIImageView * imgView = [[UIImageView alloc]init];
[imgView setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#""]];
[imgView setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 100, 100)];
[button addSubview:imgView];
[self.collectionView.superview addSubview:button];
[button addTarget:self action:#selector(changeContentOffset:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

Answer 2

Use this:
-setBackgroundImage:forState:

Answer 3

you may looking for something like this, if you want to have an "image as button" and not only a default button with an image inside
BOOL ipad = UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad;
UIButton* btn = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];;
CGRect frame;
//universal app
if (ipad)
{
btn.frame = frame = CGRectMake( x, y, w, h );
}
else
{
btn.frame = frame = CGRectMake( x, y, w, h );
}
btn.titleLabel.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[btn setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"buttonAsImage.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal && UIControlStateHighlighted];
[btn setTitle:title forState:UIControlStateNormal];

Answer 4

There are different ways to do it.
First one is you can add an imageview to your superview and set imageview's image whatever you want. Then, at the same position add your button with size of imageview and set button color to clearColor. But you need to add imageView first otherwise your button will be under the image.
Second one is default image to button, use setImage:image forState:UIControlStateNormal or setBackgroundImage:image forState:UIControlStateNormal.

Answer 5

Got it, here is how:
[button setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:#"image.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal && UIControlStateHighlighted];

Answer 6

Use this method.
- (void)setBackgroundImage:(UIImage *)image forState:(UIControlState)state