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How to use default iOS images?

I know how to use images in iOS application. But I don't know how to use default images like share or bookmark icons which are mention in developer site.

I want to use them. Do I need to download those set of images or those are available in Xcode?

If we have to download them, where I can get those icons?

Solution

  • Developers haven't direct access to these images. I mean that you can't initialise image object like this: 

    UIImage *image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"name_of_system_image"];

    But you can display some of images by using system types. For example you could init UIBarButtonItem with system types that provides standard icons:
    - (id)initWithBarButtonSystemItem:(UIBarButtonSystemItem)systemItem target:(id)target action:(SEL)action

    Where UIBarButtonSystemItem provides such types:

    UIBarButtonSystemItemDone, UIBarButtonSystemItemCancel,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemEdit,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemSave,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemAdd,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemFlexibleSpace,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemFixedSpace,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemCompose,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemReply,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemAction,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemOrganize,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemBookmarks,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemSearch,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemRefresh,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemStop,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemCamera,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemTrash,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemPlay,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemPause,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemRewind,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemFastForward,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemUndo,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemRedo,
    UIBarButtonSystemItemPageCurl