UINavigationBar Background

[vilisei]

I know in pre iOS 5, you could change the background of a UINavigationBar and Toolbar in s rather complicated process. Now with iOS 5, Apple made an easier way. I am working on a new app in storyboard and I would like to know how, because Apple's way is hard to understand and I can't find any other tutorials any where else.

[meekismurder]

self.navigationController.navigationBar.tintColor = [UIColor greenColor];

tintColor is available as an attribute for UINavigationController in Storyboard as well.

[vilisei]

I don't need to change the color, I have my own image I want to use. And if I change it for the UINavigation, will the UIToolbar also change? Also I forgot to say that this app is universal and I would like to make the toolbar on the iPhone different from the iPad. Is that possible or do I have to make them 2 separate apps?

[lynngobin]

Is this what you're looking for?

UIImage *navBarImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"navigationbar"];
UIColor *navBarTint = [UIColor colorWithRed:191/256.0 green:0/256.0 blue:8/256.0 alpha:1.0];

ViewController *viewController = [[ViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"View" bundle:nil];
UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:viewController];
UINavigationBar *navBar = [navigationController navigationBar];
[navBar setBackgroundImage:navBarImage forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
[navBar setTintColor:navBarTint];

[vilisei]

Originally Posted by lynngobin

Is this what you're looking for?

UIImage *navBarImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"navigationbar"];
UIColor *navBarTint = [UIColor colorWithRed:191/256.0 green:0/256.0 blue:8/256.0 alpha:1.0];

ViewController *viewController = [[ViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"View" bundle:nil];
UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:viewController];
UINavigationBar *navBar = [navigationController navigationBar];
[navBar setBackgroundImage:navBarImage forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
[navBar setTintColor:navBarTint];

Kind of. First of all, is it the new code for iOS 5? It looks different than the code from the other user. I just need the navBarImage but will this change the toolbar on the iPad as well as the iPhone since my app is universal? Last thing, do I post this code in the App Delegate like before or in each individual *.h and *.m?