From http://ellkro.jot.com/General/WikiHome/iPhoneDevDocs/General/UIPushButton

//Button images - in application bundle. These are from the clock app General/UIImage* btnImage = General/[UIImage imageNamed:@”button_green.png”]; General/UIImage* btnImagePressed = General/[UIImage imageNamed:@”button_green_pressed.png”];

General/UIPushButton* pushButton = General/[[UIPushButton alloc] initWithTitle:@”My Button!” autosizesToFit:NO]; [pushButton setFrame: General/CGRectMake(100.0, 130.0, 100.0, 50.0)]; [pushButton setDrawsShadow: YES]; [pushButton setEnabled:YES]; //may not be needed [pushButton setStretchBackground:YES];

[pushButton setBackground:btnImage forState:0]; //up state [pushButton setBackground:btnImagePressed forState:1]; //down state