How to add a background colour to BarButton

Question

The UINavigationBar is RedColour.

UIBarButtonItem *barButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Hello" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(bbPressed:)];

self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem=barButton ;

Now i need to give a black background colour for the above BarButton. How can i do this programatically ?

I have tried this using the IB and it works, but i need to do it using code only.

Steps how to do it in IB;

change background colour to RED. Change the style to - BlackTranslucent

I tried setting these using the code but it doesn't work.

Help

Check http://stackoverflow.com/questions/664930/uibarbuttonitem-with-color — Martin, Feb 13 '12 at 14:10

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 13 '12 at 14:05

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You can't change default styles of UIBarButton. Use [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:yourView] where yourView is customized UIButton.

answered Feb 13 '12 at 14:05

Kyr Dunenkoff

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Could you show me an example ? – shajem Feb 13 '12 at 14:06
you can check this link :http://www.switchonthecode.com/tutorials/iphone-tutorial-how-to-create-a-blue-navigation-button – Mudit Bajpai Feb 13 '12 at 14:13

How to add a background colour to BarButton

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