Question

I’m working on an app for iPad and iPhone, I’ve added multiple bar items to the navigation bar, but I want to add different bar items…
In the navigation bar from the iPad I just want to add 2 items to the right, which is already working. But I also want to add 2 other buttons to the left side of the iPhone navigation bar. But with the way that I’m trying it I get the same navigation bars, the same items, any ideas on how to add different items to the navigation bars.

Here’s my code:

UIBarButtonItem *refreshButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] 
  initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemRefresh 
  target:self action: @selector(IpadReload:)];

UIImage *emailIcon = [UIImage imageNamed:@"emailicon.png"];
UIBarButtonItem *emailButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithImage:(emailIcon) style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(emailButtonTapped:)];

NSArray *rightButtonsArray = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:refreshButton, emailButton, nil];

self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItems = rightButtonsArray;

UIBarButtonItem *previousButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Previous" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain  target: self action: @selector(PreviousClicked:)];

UIImage *phoneIcon = [UIImage imageNamed:@"phoneicon.png"];
UIBarButtonItem *phoneButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithImage:(phoneIcon) style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(callPhone:)];

NSArray *leftButtonsArray = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:previousButton, phoneButton, nil];

self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItems = leftButtonsArray;

Answer 1

Actually, you need to use iOS’s built in enum of the current device and not isEqualToString:

if ([[UIDevice currentDevice] userInterfaceIdiom] == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) {
    // iPad
} else {
    //  iPhone or iPod Touch - Add your two items to the right here
}