'backBarButtonItem in iOS (Swift)

var backButton: UIBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(title: "CUSTOM", style: UIBarButtonItemStyle.Bordered, target: self, action: nil)
    newNavigationItem.backBarButtonItem = backButton

Where is newNavigationItem: UINavigationItem

I want custom back title. It shows "Back" text or "Title of last view". So it does not work. Why?

ios swift

Solution 1:^[1]

Use leftBarButtomItem

newNavigationItem.backBarButtonItem = backButton

should be

newNavigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = backButton

Solution 2:^[2]

override func viewDidLoad() {
 super.viewDidLoad()
  let newBackButton = UIBarButtonItem(title: "Back",
         style: UIBarButtonItemStyle.Plain, target: self, action: "backAction")
    navigationController?.navigationBar.topItem?.backBarButtonItem = newBackButton

}

func backAction() -> Void {
    self.navigationController?.popViewControllerAnimated(true)
}

Solution 3:^[3]

Setting custom UIBarButtonItem as backBarButtonItem in my case had some padding from left. After close inspection it showed default image from Back Button was visible.

What worked for me:

navigationController?.navigationBar.backIndicatorImage = UIImage()
navigationController?.navigationBar.backIndicatorTransitionMaskImage = UIImage()
navigationController?.navigationBar.topItem?.backBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(image: UIImage(named: "backIcon"), style: .plain, target: self, action: nil)

With this logic swipe back is working normally and also click on back button pops viewcontroller.

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Solution 1	Yogesh Suthar
Solution 2	Mannam Brahmam
Solution 3	Arijan

'backBarButtonItem in iOS (Swift)

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