title: Is there a way to change the height of a UINavigationBar in Storyboard without using a UINavigationController?
body: <p>I want to use a custom <code>UINavigationBar</code> in one of my views, which is not a part of any <code>UINavigationController</code>-hierarchy. When I drag a <code>UINavigationBar</code> into Storyboard, it shows like this:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/yklxv.png" alt="UINavigationBar"></p>
  
  <p>This bar is 44px, which would be enough if the status bar wouldn't share this space. Because iOS7 lets us use the entire screen, including the space for the status bar, the <code>UINavigationBar</code> should be 64px tall, not 44px.</p>
  
  <p>If I connect the view to a <code>UINavigationController</code>'s hierarchy, then it shows correct:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/jqssv.png" alt="UINavigationController"></p>
  
  <p>I read somewhere that <strong>if</strong> the <code>UINavigationBar</code> has the property <code>barPosition:</code> set to <code>UIBarPositionTopAttached</code>, then the bar would be 64px. This is, however, a <code>readonly</code>-property.</p>
  
  <p>My search results have only shown something I consider a "work-around". By adding a useless <code>UINavigationController</code> before this <code>UIViewController</code>, I can pretend to have a hierarchy, and it will add the <code>UINavigationBar</code> with 64px automatically.</p>
  
  <p>Is there <strong>really</strong> no way to have a 'rogue'(without the help of a navigation controller) <code>UINavigationBar</code> that covers 64px?
  If that is the case, is there any valid reasons as to why?</p>
  
  <p>(I'm not saying the <code>UINavigationBar</code> should be 64px by default, but there should be an option for it in the inspector)</p>
  
  <p>(I also see people answering with programmatic ways to solve this. Even though these answers works, I'd still have to <em>design</em> the storyboard with that in mind (a gap). What I want to know is if it's possible to set this in storyboard, or rather, why isn't it allowed?)</p>