How to change the NavBar's back button?

[drnkHobo]

Hey guys, im trying to change the NavBars's back button.I want to keep the default text and just change the actual button.

Ive been able to change the back button's image but this doesnt help me because the actual button is either plain/bordered/done ect.

I want to keep the default text because it needs to show up for navigational purposes.

How can I change the button?

Im using this code to change the image if it helps???? :

NSString *backgroundImagePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"Test" ofType:@"png"];
    
    UIImage *backgroundImage = [UIImage imageWithContentsOfFile:backgroundImagePath];
    
    UIBarButtonItem *backButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithImage:backgroundImage  style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered target: nil action: nil];
    self.navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = backButton;
    [backButton release]

Ive tried searching and have come up short of anything that I understand.

Help anyone?

[Duncan C]

Originally Posted by drnkHobo

Hey guys, im trying to change the NavBars's back button.I want to keep the default text and just change the actual button.

Ive been able to change the back button's image but this doesnt help me because the actual button is either plain/bordered/done ect.

I want to keep the default text because it needs to show up for navigational purposes.

How can I change the button?

Im using this code to change the image if it helps???? :

NSString *backgroundImagePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"Test" ofType:@"png"];
    
    UIImage *backgroundImage = [UIImage imageWithContentsOfFile:backgroundImagePath];
    
    UIBarButtonItem *backButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithImage:backgroundImage  style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered target: nil action: nil];
    self.navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = backButton;
    [backButton release]

Ive tried searching and have come up short of anything that I understand.

Help anyone?

navigation bar button items are kinda weird. You don't have much control over the standard ones.

If I need a custom look or custom behavior, I usually create a custom button, then install the button into a bar button item using the UIBarButtonItem initWithCustomView: method.

A UIButton is a subclass of UIView, so you can create a bar button item that contains a button. It works great. Get a custom button that does what you want, and then create a bar button item that contains it and install it in your navigation item as usual.