Remove "<" from UINavigationItem Back Button

Question

How can I remove the "<" from the UINavigationItem Back Button. I have a UIViewController on my storyboard that's opened with a Push segue. I'd like to just have the text on the back button, and not the back arrow.

So far, I added this code to the prepareForSegue function in the calling UITableViewController.

        let backItem = UIBarButtonItem(title: "Done", style: UIBarButtonItemStyle., target: nil, action: nil)
        navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = backItem

When the UIView comes up, it has "< Done" in the text of the back button. How can I set it up so that it just has "Done"?

Answer 1

Add this 2 line of code in your appdelegate. It will remove back indicator from all the view controllers.

func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool {

    UINavigationBar.appearance().backIndicatorImage = UIImage()
    UINavigationBar.appearance().backIndicatorTransitionMaskImage = UIImage()

}

If you are getting space in left side then set title position

UIBarButtonItem.appearance().setBackButtonTitlePositionAdjustment(UIOffsetMake(-20, 0), for: UIBarMetrics.default)

Answer 2

In viewDidLoad

self.navigationItem.setHidesBackButton(true, animated: false)

If you have a custom UINavigationBar set leftBarButtonItem to nil