How to set the icon on the button in ios using Swift?

Question

I want to use the icon on the button in IOS using Swift, just like the icons on the buttons in the Android. Is there any way without setting the image or without fontAwesome icon to set icon on the button?

Answer 1

Via code in Swift 3 and Swift 4:

yourButton.setImage(UIImage(named: "imgName"), for: .normal)

or for the background image:

yourButton.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(named: "imgName"), for: .normal)

Via storyboard:

You can also set the icon for a button via the storyboard, setting the image in the attributes inspector of a button element. If you want to have a title over your image set your image in background of the attribute inspector

Question from the comments

how do you put the image alongside the "button" text?

You can do that via code for example by setting the imageEdgeInsets of the button. The example below places the image to the right from the text

yourButton.setImage(UIImage(named: “imgNameWhichYouWantToSetAlongsideTheButton"), for: .normal)
yourButton.imageEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 3, left: 0, bottom: 0, right: -8)

Answer 2

    let icon = UIImage(named: "bmiCalculator")!
    button.setImage(icon, for: .normal)
    button.imageView?.contentMode = .scaleAspectFit
    button.imageEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: -20, bottom: 0, right: 0)

UIEdgeInsets

The inset distances for views. Edge inset values are applied to a rectangle to shrink or expand the area represented by that rectangle. Typically, edge insets are used during view layout to modify the view’s frame. Positive values cause the frame to be inset (or shrunk) by the specified amount. Negative values cause the frame to be outset (or expanded) by the specified amount.