Unable to set title for custom bar button?

Question

I have added one custom bar button in my app.I want to set it's title but i am not able to set its title.I am using below code in swift 3.Please advice the best solution.

let customButton=UIButton(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 60, height:30))
customButton.backgroundColor=Constant.Color.customBlue
customButton.titleLabel?.text = "Add"
customButton.titleLabel?.textColor=UIColor.white
let barButton = UIBarButtonItem(customView:customButton)
barButton.title="Add"
barButton.tintColor=UIColor.white
self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem=barButton

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40316352/increase-navigationbar-height/40320225#40320225 — Joe, Nov 09 '16 at 13:29
In addition, don't change attributes for barButton, because are ignored when you initialize UIBarButtonItem with customView. — Igor Bidiniuc, Nov 09 '16 at 13:30
if you don't mind can you check this one http://stackoverflow.com/questions/36730787/set-image-and-title-for-bar-button-item — Nazmul Hasan, Nov 09 '16 at 13:40

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 09 '16 at 13:32

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You need to set title as below :

 customButton?.setTitle("Add", for:.normal)

answered Nov 09 '16 at 13:32

KKRocks

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 09 '16 at 13:28

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You have to use this:

[customButton setTitle:@"Add" forState:UIControlStateNormal];

answered Nov 09 '16 at 13:28

Eeshwar

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Joe · Answer 3 · 2016-11-11T21:57:32.737

Try This code:

Note: This is a better approach to apply barButton to your navigationBar with action.

 navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(title: "Add", style: .plain, target: self, action:  #selector(addTapped))

 func addTapped() {
    //Do your stuff here. After Add button pressed
    print("Add Button Pressed")
 }

If you still want to use your code.Add the following code to set title to your button as KKRocks answer.

  customButton?.setTitle("Add", for:.normal)

Unable to set title for custom bar button?

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