iOS: UIToolbar setBackgroundImage not working

Question

I can not change the uitoolbar background image. gives error.

This navigationBar code is working.

UIImage *navBackgroundImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"bartop.png"];
[[UINavigationBar appearance] setBackgroundImage:navBackgroundImage forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];

But this toolbar code is not working and gives error.

UIImage *navBackgroundImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"bartop.png"];
[[UIToolbar appearance] setBackgroundImage:navBackgroundImage forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];

Where is my wrong?

UPDATE:

This code is working:

UIImage *testimage = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"bartop"] resizableImageWithCapInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 0, 0, 0)];
[[UIToolbar appearance] setBackgroundImage:testimage forToolbarPosition:UIToolbarPositionAny barMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];
[[UIToolbar appearance] setBackgroundImage:testimage forToolbarPosition:UIToolbarPositionAny barMetrics:UIBarMetricsLandscapePhone];

you should not add image extension .png, as for it 2x will be ignored. — Anoop Vaidya, Apr 23 '13 at 17:18
possible duplicate of [Setting UIToolbar background image with iOS5.1](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10332040/setting-uitoolbar-background-image-with-ios5-1) — Anoop Vaidya, Apr 23 '13 at 17:22
@AnoopVaidya i always use the extension with `UIImage` and the @2x works just fine. — KDaker, Apr 23 '13 at 17:24
@KDaker: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6595365/jpg-images-in-iphone-and-2x-images — Anoop Vaidya, Apr 23 '13 at 17:29
@AnoopVaidya this link working to me: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10332040/setting-uitoolbar-background-image-with-ios5-1 Thank you. — Salieh, Apr 23 '13 at 17:30

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 23 '13 at 17:33

According to the documentation, the method you need to use with UIToolbar is

- setBackgroundImage:(UIImage *)backgroundImage forToolbarPosition:(UIToolbarPosition)topOrBottom barMetrics:(UIBarMetrics)barMetrics

You are using

- setBackgroundImage:(UIImage *)backgroundImage forBarMetrics:(UIBarMetrics)barMetrics

Try using that and see if it works for you.

More info here.

iOS: UIToolbar setBackgroundImage not working

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