Remove image of UIBarButtonItem programmatically

Question

I have a UIBarButtonItem with an image I setup in the storyboard. Later on in the program, I want to change the barButtonItem to have text, and not an image. Here's the code:

self.menuBarButton.setBackgroundImage(nil, forState: .Normal, barMetrics: .Default)
self.menuBarButton.title = "Some Text"

When I run the app, the barButton shows the image, and 3 dots. "...". What can I do to remove the image, and have text instead?

Answer 1

Just set the .image-Property nil:

self.menuBarButton.image = nil;