Create a UIBarButtonItem with a red (or other image) background

delete.png

http://i.stack.imgur.com/P0xJO.png

gistfile1.m

    UIButton *cancelButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
    [cancelButton setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"delete.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    [cancelButton setTitle:@"Annuler" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    cancelButton.titleLabel.font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"Helvetica-Bold" size:12.0f];
    [cancelButton.layer setCornerRadius:4.0f];
    [cancelButton.layer setMasksToBounds:YES];
    [cancelButton.layer setBorderWidth:1.0f];
    [cancelButton.layer setBorderColor: [[UIColor grayColor] CGColor]];
    cancelButton.frame=CGRectMake(0.0, 100.0, 60.0, 30.0);
    [cancelButton addTarget:self action:@selector(clickOnCancelButton) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

    UIBarButtonItem* cancelButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:cancelButton];
    [self.navigationItem setLeftBarButtonItem:cancelButtonItem animated:TRUE];
    [cancelButtonItem release];