Setting UIToolBar programmatically

Question

I am trying to create a toolbar programmatically in a class that subclasses ABPersonViewController. Here is what I have done.

UIBarButtonItem *customItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Item" style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered  target:self     action:@selector(onToolbarTapped:)];
NSArray *items = [NSArray arrayWithObjects: customItem, nil];
[self.navigationController.toolbar setItems:items animated:NO];
//[self setToolbarItems:[NSArray arrayWithObject:items]];
self.navigationController.toolbar.barStyle = UIBarStyleBlackOpaque;
[self.navigationController setToolbarHidden:NO animated:YES];

The toolbar doesn't appear. What am I doing wrong here.

Edit: I have edited my code as follows

UIToolbar *toolbar = [[[UIToolbar alloc] init]autorelease];
toolbar.barStyle = UIBarStyleBlackOpaque;
toolbar.tintColor = [UIColor blackColor];
toolbar.frame = CGRectMake(0, 372, self.view.frame.size.width, 45);
UIBarButtonItem *customItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:unblockContact style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered   target:self     action:@selector(onToolbarTapped:)];
customItem.tintColor = [UIColor blackColor];
NSArray *items = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:customItem, nil];
[toolbar setItems:items animated:NO];
[self.view addSubview:toolbar];
[customItem release];

How can I make the barbuttonitem occupy the entire toolbar. The user shouldn't feel that there is a barbuttonitem on the toolbar. Could I do this way, or is there an alternate way? Help needed. Thanks.

does it generate an error or simply you are not reaching to view the toolbar or buttonItem? — Jaume, May 05 '12 at 18:04
As of now now errors generated. But the toolbar is not appearing. — Xavi Valero, May 05 '12 at 18:06

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 05 '12 at 18:10

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UIToolbar is a subclass of UIView, you should add it as any other view, following method is what am successfully using,

UIToolbar *toolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc] init];
toolbar.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, self.view.frame.size.width, 45);
NSMutableArray *items = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
[items addObject:[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithObjects...]];
[toolbar setItems:items animated:NO];
[self.view addSubview:toolbar];

answered May 05 '12 at 18:10

Jaume

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I just have one button in the toolbar. So it should fill the entire toolbar – Xavi Valero May 05 '12 at 18:20
so you have now your toolbar with one button but its aspect is default, right? – Jaume May 05 '12 at 18:42
Yes. I need to have a toolbar with one barbuttonitem, which fills the entire toolbar. One shouldn't able to distinguish the barbuttonitem from the toolbar – Xavi Valero May 05 '12 at 20:25
Is it possible with the UIBarButtonItem – Xavi Valero May 06 '12 at 14:06

Setting UIToolBar programmatically

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