Adding an Activity Indicator on a Navigation Bar Button, in iOS SDK (Done the Proper Way)

Submitted by VandadNP

Posted Feb 20 2011 06:03 AM

You want to add a UIActivityIndicator in iOS SDK on top of a navigation bar button and you have searched everywhere for a solution. Wherever you went, they said “initialize your UIBarButtonItem with a custom view”. But you know what? That doesn’t quite do the trick.

What you want is this:
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And they keep showing you a solution that does this:
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To explain how you should do it the right way (first image), have a look at my screencast here. Make sure to leave a comment!

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