在按照上面大家说的去做之后，也就是:

navigationController?.navigationBar.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(), forBarMetrics: .default)
navigationController?.navigationBar.shadowImage = UIImage()
navigationController!.navigationBar.isTranslucent = true

．.． 我的导航栏还是白色的。所以我加了这一行:

navigationController?.navigationBar.backgroundColor = .clear

．.． 果不其然!这似乎奏效了。

对于Swift 3.0:

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    navigationController?.navigationBar.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(), for: .default)
    navigationController?.navigationBar.shadowImage = UIImage()
    navigationController?.navigationBar.isTranslucent = true
}

解决方案- Swift 5 - iOS 13+

根据文档，在你的UIViewController子类中:

override func viewDidLoad()
{
    super.viewDidLoad()
    
    let appearance = UINavigationBarAppearance()
    appearance.configureWithTransparentBackground()
    //appearance.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
    
    navigationItem.compactAppearance = appearance
    navigationItem.scrollEdgeAppearance = appearance
    navigationItem.standardAppearance = appearance
    
    //...
}

只是为了澄清，这使得UINavigationBar完全透明。栏按钮项仍然可见，并正常工作。

什么不起作用

override func viewDidLoad()
{
    super.viewDidLoad()
    
    navigationController?.navigationBar.isTranslucent = true
    navigationController?.navigationBar.isOpaque = false

    //...
}

这让我意识到我其实不知道透明RIP和半透明RIP之间的区别。

参考文献

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uinavigationcontroller/customizing_your_app_s_navigation_bar

https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/transparent

https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/translucent

更新08/10/2021

在以我提供的方式设置外观后，更改navigationItem栏按钮将重置外观，您必须再次执行此操作。

在按照上面大家说的去做之后，也就是:

navigationController?.navigationBar.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(), forBarMetrics: .default)
navigationController?.navigationBar.shadowImage = UIImage()
navigationController!.navigationBar.isTranslucent = true

．.． 我的导航栏还是白色的。所以我加了这一行:

navigationController?.navigationBar.backgroundColor = .clear

．.． 果不其然!这似乎奏效了。

在iOS5中，你可以这样做，使导航栏透明:

nav.navigationBar.translucent = YES; // Setting this slides the view up, underneath the nav bar (otherwise it'll appear black)
const float colorMask[6] = {222, 255, 222, 255, 222, 255};
UIImage *img = [[UIImage alloc] init];
UIImage *maskedImage = [UIImage imageWithCGImage: CGImageCreateWithMaskingColors(img.CGImage, colorMask)];

[nav.navigationBar setBackgroundImage:maskedImage forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault]; 
[img release];

extension UINavigationBar {
var isTransperent: Bool {
        get {
            return false // Just to satisfy property
        }
        set {
            if newValue {
                self.shadowImage = UIImage()
                self.isTranslucent = true
                self.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(), for: .default)
            } else {
                self.shadowImage = UIImage()
                self.isTranslucent = false
                self.setBackgroundImage(nil, for: .default)
            }
        }
    }
}