How to change the title of the backbaritem in uinavigationcontroller

Hi David -

The title of the default back button can't be changed. I.e. it will always be the title of the back navigation item. So you need to create a new back button. E.g.:

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
 AnotherViewController *anotherViewController =
 [[AnotherViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"AnotherViewController" bundle:nil];
 UIBarButtonItem *barButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
 initWithTitle:@"To Previous" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:nil action:nil];
 self.navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = barButtonItem;
 [barButtonItem release];
 [self.navigationController pushViewController:anotherViewController animated:YES];
 [anotherViewController release]; 
}

For the root view controller's back button (i.e. the back button displayed by the view just above the root) you can change the title in IB by selecting the root view controller's nav item (e.g. in MainWindow.xib), and setting the +Back Button+ field in the Attributes Inspector. But for higher view controllers, the above example code is much easier.

- Ray