Add a button next to the back button

Question

in iOS, is it possible to add a button next to the default back button (the one that is automatically created when you use the method pushViewController)

I've tried to use the methods setLeftBarButtonItems and setBackBarButtonItem but in vain - whenever I set the left bar button items, the default back button disappears.

Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

Just do

self.navigationItem.leftItemsSupplementBackButton = YES;
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItems = @[item1, item2];

Answer 2

I haven't tested the following code, but it should work as long as the backBarButtonItem has been initialised.

[[self navigationItem] setLeftBarButtonItems:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:[[self navigationItem] backBarButtonItem], [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Custom" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(action:)], nil]];\

Essentially, you're setting the entire left bar button item array from scratch but providing the back button along with your own custom button.