UIToolbar tintColor and barTintColor issues

Question

I have code like so:

UIView *colorView = [[UIView alloc] init];
colorView.frame = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, self.view.frame.size.width, 64.0);
colorView.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor];
//colorView.tintColor = [UIColor blackColor];

UIToolbar *toolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc] init];
toolbar.frame = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, self.view.frame.size.width, 44.0);

self.view addSubview:colorView];
[self.view addSubview:toolbar];

Why does the toolbar subview have a different color then my view? The view appears black and the toolbar appears light gray? Is there a blur or something causing this?

I want to make a 64.0 height toolbar that has the same tintColor as my navigation bar. — cdub, Oct 22 '13 at 07:36
By default, `-barStyle` for `UIToolBar` is `Translucent light` in `iOS7`. You can change it to `Translucent dark`. — Bhavin, Oct 22 '13 at 07:58

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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Behavior from some of the properties of UINavigationBar has changed from iOS 7. I have already explained this thing in my Answer.

Take a look at the Bar style for iOS 6 and iOS 7 :

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You can note two points here :

You can change the Bar style to translucent dark instead of translucent light (default).
You can change the translucent property to NO from YES (default).

edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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answered Oct 22 '13 at 08:05

Bhavin

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 22 '13 at 12:00

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Try this code, it will help you,

UIToolbar *toolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc] init];
toolbar.frame = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, self.view.frame.size.width, 44.0);
toolbar.barStyle = UIBarStyleBlackTranslucent;
toolbar.tintColor = [UIColor blackColor];
toolbar.alpha = 0.0;

Change the tintColor and alpha based on your requirement.

edited Oct 22 '13 at 12:00

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answered Oct 22 '13 at 08:05

Nimisha Patel

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UIToolbar tintColor and barTintColor issues

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