5/5 Programmatically Create a Custom UIButton in Code with Objective-C

5/5 Programmatically Create a Custom UIButton in Code with Objective-C

You can create a UIButton in code following these simple steps. Make sure you create a UIButtonTypeCustom button. Set the position and the size and then add it to the containing view.

Part 1/5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waKXlYQHGlA
Part 2/5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdOUVC_wJmw
Part 3/5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AZ0JgKhQU
Part 4/5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzttkcAQlK8
Part 5/5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It3dsnGhhLo

UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
[button setTitle:@"Press Me" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
button.center = CGPointMake(320/2, 380);

// Resize to make it non-zero size
// [button sizeToFit];
button.bounds = CGRectMake(0, 0, 140, 44);

// Change font
button.titleLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:15];
[button setTitleColor:self.view.tintColor forState:UIControlStateNormal];

// Add visual feedback
[button addTarget:self action:@selector(buttonTouchDown:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchDown];
[button addTarget:self action:@selector(buttonTouchUpInside:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

// Add Background Images
UIImage *blueButtonNormalImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"BlueButtonNormal.png"];
blueButtonNormalImage = [blueButtonNormalImage resizableImageWithCapInsets:
UIEdgeInsetsMake(22, 22, 22, 22)];
UIImage *blueButtonHighlightedImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"BlueButtonHighlighted.png"];
blueButtonHighlightedImage = [blueButtonNormalImage resizableImageWithCapInsets:
UIEdgeInsetsMake(22, 22, 22, 22)];

[button setBackgroundImage:blueButtonNormalImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[button setBackgroundImage:blueButtonHighlightedImage forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];

[self.view addSubview:button];

[button addTarget:self action:@selector(buttonPressed:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

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