How to add custom view on right of navigation bar

Question

I am trying to add a custom view on right of UINavigationBar. What I tried is the following, but the view is not showing up! Please help, thanks in advance!

let viewOnrightButton = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 2, y: 2, width: 60, height: 22))
 // viewOnrightButton.frame = CGRectMake(2, 2, 60, 22)
viewOnrightButton.layer.cornerRadius = 2
viewOnrightButton.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.827, blue: 0.239, alpha: 1.00)

lblNumbersOfBanana.frame = CGRectMake(2, 1, viewOnrightButton.frame.width-20, 20)
lblNumbersOfBanana.text = "001"

var bananaImgView = UIImageView(frame: CGRect(x: viewOnrightButton.frame.width-22, y: 0, width: 20, height: 20))
 //  bananaImgView.frame = CGRectMake(viewOnrightButton.frame.width-22, 0, 20, 20)
bananaImgView.image = UIImage(named: "banana")

viewOnrightButton.addSubview(lblNumbersOfBanana)
viewOnrightButton.addSubview(bananaImgView)

self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem?.customView = viewOnrightButton

Answer 1

I assume your rigthtBarButtonItem is nil. Instead init a new UIBarButtonItem with your custom view and set this as the rightBarButtonItem. Give it a try

Answer 2

This is an example for a button:

// Right Side
let rubricButton  = UIButton.buttonWithType(UIButtonType.System) as! UIButton
rubricButton.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 100, 32)  // Size
rubricButton.backgroundColor = UIColor.clearColor()
rubricButton.setTitle("Options", forState: UIControlState.Normal)
rubricButton.titleLabel!.font = UIFont(name: "Lato-Regular", size: 18)
rubricButton.addTarget(self, action: "showRubricList:", forControlEvents: UIControlEvents.TouchUpInside)  // Action
var rubricBarButtonItem: UIBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(customView: rubricButton)  // Create the bar button

// Add the component to the navigation Bar
self.navigationItem.setRightBarButtonItems([rubricBarButtonItem], animated: false)

Answer 3

You can do like this, try it:

var view = UIView(frame: CGRectMake(0, 0, 100, 44))
view.backgroundColor = UIColor.yellowColor()
var barButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(customView: view)
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = barButtonItem

Answer 4

// creating uiview and add three custom buttons

 func addRightButton(){

    let viewFN = UIView(frame: CGRectMake(0, 0, 180,40))
        viewFN.backgroundColor = UIColor.yellowColor()
    let button1 = UIButton(frame: CGRectMake(0,8, 40, 20))
    button1.setImage(UIImage(named: "notification"), forState: UIControlState.Normal)
    button1.setTitle("one", forState: .Normal)

    button1.addTarget(self, action: #selector(self.didTapOnRightButton), forControlEvents: UIControlEvents.TouchUpInside)

    let button2 = UIButton(frame: CGRectMake(40, 8, 60, 20))
    button2.setImage(UIImage(named: "notification"), forState: UIControlState.Normal)
    button2.setTitle("tow", forState: .Normal)
    let button3 = UIButton(frame: CGRectMake(80, 8, 60, 20))
     button3.setImage(UIImage(named: "notification"), forState: UIControlState.Normal)
    button3.setTitle("three", forState: .Normal)

    button3.addTarget(self, action: #selector(self.didTapOnRightButton), forControlEvents: UIControlEvents.TouchUpInside)

    viewFN.addSubview(button1)
    viewFN.addSubview(button2)
    viewFN.addSubview(button3)


    let rightBarButton = UIBarButtonItem(customView: viewFN)
    self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = rightBarButton

}

Answer 5

Swift 3/4 Version of the Accepted Answer

let viewFN = UIView(frame: CGRect.init(x: 0, y: 0, width: 180, height: 40))
viewFN.backgroundColor = .yellow
let button1 = UIButton(frame: CGRect.init(x: 0, y: 0, width: 40, height: 20))
button1.setImage(UIImage(named: "notification"), for: .normal)
button1.setTitle("one", for: .normal)

button1.addTarget(self, action: #selector(self.didTapOnRightButton), for: .touchUpInside)
let button2 = UIButton(frame: CGRect.init(x: 40, y: 8, width: 60, height: 20))
button2.setImage(UIImage(named: "notification"), for: .normal)
button2.setTitle("tow", for: .normal)
let button3 = UIButton(frame: CGRect.init(x: 80, y: 8, width: 60, height: 20))
button3.setImage(UIImage(named: "notification"), for: .normal)
button3.setTitle("three", for: .normal)

button3.addTarget(self, action: #selector(self.didTapOnRightButton), for: .touchUpInside)

viewFN.addSubview(button1)
viewFN.addSubview(button2)
viewFN.addSubview(button3)

let rightBarButton = UIBarButtonItem(customView: viewFN)

Hope it helps someone. Cheers!

Answer 6

I add this code in viewWillAppear(), and work for me

override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
    super.viewWillAppear(animated)
    self.navigationController?.navigationBar.isHidden = false
    self.navigationItem.title = "Forgot Password?"
    self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(customView:UIImageView(image: UIImage(named: "btn_back")))
}