UINavigationItem: Create a "nextBarButtonItem" (= rightBarButtonItem with arrow)

Question

there are 3 Bar-Buttons in the UINavigationItem:

• backBarButtonItem
• leftBarButtonItem
• rightBarButtonItem

But there is no "nextBarButtonItem" (= rightBarButtonItem with arrow). How can I create it? Do I need an own image with an arrow? How can I put the image in the rightBarButtonItem? Or is there a better way without image?

Answer 1

The only way is to use a bar button item with a custom image with that next-button look, and set it as rightBarButtonItem. Apple doesn't provide any nextBarButtonItem functionality due to the way a navigation controller works.

If you look carefully at the Now Playing button in the iPod app it's also custom-designed.

Answer 2

Check three20 library used to create Facebook app for iPhone.

https://github.com/facebook/three20