UIToolbar precise size - ios

Question

I'm trying to customize my NavigationBar with the help of a toolbar.
I've implemented it programmatically as follows:
UIToolbar* tools = [[UIToolbar alloc] initWithFrame: CGRectMake(0, 0, 100, 44.01)];
and then I added it to my NavigationBar. The problem is that I have this ugly effect on the borders:
I've tried to change the y and the height values, with no results.
Do you have any ideas to avoid this?
Thanks in advance, yassa

Answer 1

I wouldn't do it this way.
You can achieve the same effect by adding a view with 2 buttons to the navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem. it is very simple:
// view that will hold the buttons
UIView* container = [[UIView alloc] init];
// create 1 button and add it to the container
UIButton* button = [[UIButton alloc] init........];
[container addSubview:button];
//create 2 button and add it to the container
button = [[UIButton alloc] init.........];
[container addSubview:button];
// now create a Bar button item
UIBarButtonItem* barButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:container];
// set the nav bar's right button item
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = barButtonItem;

Answer 2

I partially agree with previous answers and comments.
The solution you suggested works fine for custom buttons. But what if I want to implement standard Edit button?
Access to the standard buttons/icons is through the UIBarButtonItem class, not UIButton. And you can't add UIBarButtonItem objects to a UIView.
After many research on the web, I've found the solution that completely cover my requirement. The toolbar must be created in the following way:
UIToolbar *tools = [[UIToolbar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0f, 0.0f, 95.0f, 44.01f)];
tools.tintColor = self.navigationController.navigationBar.tintColor;
tools.barStyle = -1;
And this is the result:
Hope it helps!
yassa

Answer 3

Or you can do it in this way.
Just create new subclass of UIToolbar like this
#interface MyToolbar : UIToolbar
#end
#implementation MyToolbar
- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
if ((self = [super initWithFrame:frame])) {
self.opaque = NO;
self.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
self.clearsContextBeforeDrawing = YES;
}
return self;
}
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
// do nothing
}
- (void)dealloc {
[super dealloc];
}
#end
And use it as normal UIToolbar. I don't know why but it just works.