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harishupadhyayula
32,221 PointsUINavigationBar customization
I am trying to customize my nav bar and I am writing code in app delegate to achieve that. Here is code.
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"topbar"] forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
However, is there a way I can do similar thing with a image component and repeating that image component?
Like we do to assign Views. Something like this:
UIColor *color = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"iamge_Name"]]; self.tableview.backgroundcolor = color;
2 Answers
Jonathan Baker
2,304 PointsThere isn't an easy way to use a pattern image with UINavigationBar without creating your own image using CGContext and the pattern color.
The better approach is to make a resizable image and then setting that as the backgroundImage of the navigation bar.
For example, if you have an image that is say 1px x 44px, you can turn this into a resizable image that will essentially "stretch" to fit the length of the navigation bar.
UIImage *background = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"myResizableImage"] resizableImageWithCapInsets: UIEdgeInsetsZero];
harishupadhyayula
32,221 PointsThat works. Thank you.
Jonathan Baker
2,304 PointsGlad I could help! If you wouldn't mind, please mark my answer as the correct one so the question appears as answered in the list. Good luck!