iOS 8 Swift Xcode 6 - Set top nav bar bg color and height - xcode

Question

I have looked everywhere and tested all the code snippets posted on Stack, but nothing works for me as I need it to work.
I simply want to set:
Nav bar height
Nav bar bg color in RGB
Nav bar centered logo
I'm working with iOS8, Xcode 6 and Swift.
Many thanks for a clear answer!
This is my code in ViewController.swift
// Set nav bar height
navigationController?.navigationBar.frame.origin.y = -10
// Set nav bar bg color
var navBarColor = UIColor(red: 4 / 255, green: 47 / 255, blue: 66 / 255, alpha: 1)
navigationController?.navigationBar.barTintColor = navBarColor
// Set nav bar logo
let navBarImageView = UIImageView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 30, height: 30))
navBarImageView.contentMode = .ScaleAspectFit
let navBarImage = UIImage(named: "navBarLogo.png")
navBarImageView.image = navBarImage
navigationItem.titleView = navBarImageView

Answer 1

After applying the code in the accepted answer, the height doesn't seem to change at all..
It's not an easy job...and I've surveyed several articles online (most of them in Objective-C).
The most useful one is this: http://www.emdentec.com/blog/2014/2/25/hacking-uinavigationbar
But its final solution does not put items in the middle, and it's not in Swift.
So I come up with a workable version in Swift. Hope it helps some people as I was saved so many precious time on SO.
Solution in Swift:
The following code will solve some issues you may have encountered:
The title & items are not placed in the middle of the navigation bar
The title & items would flick when the user navigates between view controllers
You need to subclass the UINavigationBar first, and in your storyboard, select the navigation bar element, and in the "Identity Inspector" tab, set the new class as the Custom Class
import UIKit
class UINavigationBarTaller: UINavigationBar {
///The height you want your navigation bar to be of
static let navigationBarHeight: CGFloat = 64
///The difference between new height and default height
static let heightIncrease:CGFloat = navigationBarHeight - 44
override init(frame: CGRect) {
super.init(frame: frame)
initialize()
}
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
super.init(coder: aDecoder)
initialize()
}
private func initialize() {
let shift = UINavigationBarTaller.heightIncrease/2
///Transform all view to shift upward for [shift] point
self.transform =
CGAffineTransformMakeTranslation(0, -shift)
}
override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
let shift = UINavigationBarTaller.heightIncrease/2
///Move the background down for [shift] point
let classNamesToReposition: [String] = ["_UINavigationBarBackground"]
for view: UIView in self.subviews {
if classNamesToReposition.contains(NSStringFromClass(view.dynamicType)) {
let bounds: CGRect = self.bounds
var frame: CGRect = view.frame
frame.origin.y = bounds.origin.y + shift - 20.0
frame.size.height = bounds.size.height + 20.0
view.frame = frame
}
}
}
override func sizeThatFits(size: CGSize) -> CGSize {
let amendedSize:CGSize = super.sizeThatFits(size)
let newSize:CGSize = CGSizeMake(amendedSize.width, UINavigationBarTaller.navigationBarHeight);
return newSize;
}
}
Also on my gist: https://gist.github.com/pai911/8fa123d4068b61ad0ff7
iOS 10 Update:
Unfortunately, this code breaks in iOS 10, there is someone who helps fix it, here you go:
iOS 10 custom navigation bar height
And to be clear, this code is kind of hacky since it depends on the navigation bar's internal structure...so if you decide to use it anyway, be prepared for any upcoming changes that may break this code...

Answer 2

Nav bar height:
In a custom navigation controller subclass...
The trick with this one is to NOT change the actual height of the navigation bar and instead adjust its origin.
func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
navigationBar.frame.origin.y = -10
}
Nav bar bg color in RGB:
In a custom navigation controller subclass...
func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
navigationBar.barTintColor = // YOUR COLOR
}
or use the appearance proxy
UINavigationBar.appearance().barTintColor = // YOUR COLOR
Nav bar centered logo
In a custom view controller...
func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
navigationItem.titleView = UIImageView(image: // YOUR LOGO)
}

Answer 3

Great answer from Bon Bon!
In Swift 3 however make sure you replace
let classNamesToReposition: [String] = ["_UINavigationBarBackground"]
with
let classNamesToReposition: [ String ] = [ "_UIBarBackground" ]
Otherwise, it wont work.