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There’s a decent piece of sample code in the official Apple Developer Documentation labeled Customizing UINavigationBar’s appearance that explains how to add a few standard iOS control items. It does not tell you how to add a UISwitch to your UINavigationBar, though. There are plenty of StackOverflow questions related to the UISwitch control, but I couldn’t find any describing how to get it in the nav bar.

Add this to viewDidLoad() anywhere after super.viewDidLoad():

let my_switch = UISwitch(frame: .zero)
my_switch.isOn = true // or false
my_switch.addTarget(self, action: #selector(switchToggled(_:)), for: .valueChanged)
let switch_display = UIBarButtonItem(customView: my_switch)
navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = switch_display

As far as I know, the function called in the addTarget #selector can be pretty much anything you want. Here’s an example:

@IBAction func switchToggled(_ sender: UISwitch) {
    if sender.isOn {
        print( "The switch is now true!" )
    }
    else{
        print( "The switch is now false!" )
    }
}