How to set the title of UIToolBar?

Question

How can I set the title of UIToolBar such that it looks the same as the title in UINavigationBar?

I tried to use a button with plain style, it looks ok, but it will be highlighted when I click on it... Is there any better way to set the title in the detail view of split view?

Answer 1

This is what I use to present a title on a toolbar that will not highlight when pressed:

#define UIColorFromRGB(rgbValue) [UIColor \
colorWithRed:((float)((rgbValue & 0xFF0000) >> 16))/255.0 \
green:((float)((rgbValue & 0xFF00) >> 8))/255.0 \
blue:((float)(rgbValue & 0xFF))/255.0 alpha:1.0]

// choose whatever width you need instead of 600
UILabel *label = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 600, 23)];
label.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentCenter;
label.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
label.shadowColor = UIColorFromRGB(0xe5e7eb);
label.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(0, 1);
label.textColor = UIColorFromRGB(0x717880);
label.text = @"your title";
label.font = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:20.0];
UIBarButtonItem *toolBarTitle = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:label];
[label release];

Answer 2

I think this would be much cleaner:

UIToolbar *toolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc] initWithFrame:frame];

UIBarButtonItem *item = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Your Title" 
                                                         style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain 
                                                        target:nil 
                                                        action:nil];

UIBarButtonItem *spacer = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFlexibleSpace
                                                                        target:nil 
                                                                        action:nil];

NSArray *items = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:spacer, item, spacer, nil];

[toolbar setItems:items];
toolbar.userInteractionEnabled = NO;