Change navbar title programatically

Question

I'm working with the Xcode Utility template. In rootViewController.m there's a section that sets up the navbar for what's called the FlipSideView:

(snip)

UINavigationItem *navigationItem = [[UINavigationItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Title"];

(snip)

How can you programatically change the navbar title from within the FlipsideViewController class? I tried:

self.navigationItem.title = @"XXXXXX"; w/o success.

Thanks

Answer 1

When are you calling that line? I call the same line in the ViewDidLoad method and it works fine.

- (void)viewDidLoad {   
    self.navigationItem.title = @"Test";
    [super viewDidLoad];
}

How are you showing your view? Here is how one of my ViewControllers(tableView) presents the other(detailView)

[self.navigationController pushViewController:detailController animated:YES];

Answer 2

Jesse's answer should work, but since you're still having troubles, one of the first spots to check is the reference to the navigationItem.

Try debugging your app with a breakpoint on that line, and examine the reference. Most likely, the call is not taking place because the reference is nil.

Answer 3

If your reference is nil, check your connections in IB.