UINavigationItem: Add one more button

Question

How can I add new button in navigationItem? Say I need to add it near right button.

Code used for left right.

self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:_cancelButton];
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:_shareButton];

How can I add one more button?

Answer 1

There are Different Approach to add more then one Buttons on right side of navigationcontroller.one of the Simplist way is given below

 UIView *buttonView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 100, 44)];

UIButton *exampleButton1 = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
exampleButton1.frame = CGRectMake(0, 2, 30, 40);
[exampleButton1 addTarget:self action:@selector(FirstMethod) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[exampleButton1 setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"image1.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[buttonView addSubview:exampleButton1];


UIButton *exampleButton2 = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
exampleButton2.frame = CGRectMake(70, 2, 30, 40);
[exampleButton2 addTarget:self action:@selector(Second method) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[exampleButton2 setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"image2.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];

[buttonView addSubview:exampleButton2];

 self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:buttonView];

Hope it will be helpful for you.Thanks

Answer 2

you can add more buttons

self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItems = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:uibarbuttonInstance1, uibarbuttonInstance2, nil];

same for right buttons

self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItems = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:uibarbuttonInstance1, uibarbuttonInstance2, nil];