Hey guys i`m trying to present a modal view controller inside an application with a tab bar controller. The problem is, every time the new view is presented, it on top of my tab bar.
I need to keep my tab bar even when the view is presented. Like google maps application does with his toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
How can i do that?
Thank you
By default, a modal view controller is meant to take up the entire screen (on an iPhone/iPod, at least). Because of this, it covers whatever you have on screen at the time.
A view controller presented via modal segue is meant to live on its own. If you want to keep your Navigation and TabBar, then just use a push segue to present the new ViewController. Remember to use this kind of segue, your presenting controller needs to be part of a UINavigationController already.
Use this to push a ViewController. If it is a UINavigationController it will push its linked RootViewController by itsself.
Create a viewController to push: (Using Storyboard)
UIStoryboard *storyboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:#"MainStoryboard_iPhone" bundle:nil];
UIViewController *vc = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"LoginViewController"];
or (Using Code/Nibs)
LoginViewController *viewController = [[LoginViewController alloc] init]; //initWithNibNamed in case you are using nibs.
//in case you want to start a new Navigation: UINavigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:viewController];
and push with:
[self.navigationController pushViewController:vc animated:true];
Also, if you are using Storyboards for the segues you can use this to do all the stuff. Remember to set the segue identifier.
[self performSegueWithIdentifier:#"pushLoginViewController" sender:self]; //Segue needs to exist and to be linked with the performing controller. Only use this if you need to trigger the segue with coder rather than an interface object.
- (void) prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender
{
if ([[segue identifier] isEqualToString:#"pushLiftDetail"]) {
[[segue.destinationViewController someMethod:]];
segue.destinationViewController.someProperty = x;
}
}
I think you'll need to add a UITabBar to the modal view and implement/duplicate the buttons and functionality that your main bar has. The essence of a modal window is it has total control until it is dismissed.
You might try putting your UITabBarController into a NavBarController, but I'm not certain that this will work.
UITabBarController -> NavBarController -> Modal View
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I have seen this topic (iOS Storyboard Back Button) and more about this subject, but I still cannot have my back button appear on screen :
I have got 2 viewControllers, the two of them have a navigationController, the "father" controller has the button bar item set to "back" as a plain text, the second viewController appear well with a modal segue, or with "show detail (replace)" segue, but nothing appear on the navigation bar to come back... Would you know why?
Here is a capture :
Thanks
EDIT :
with a custom transition, and when presenting the controller via the navigator in the code, the back button is not here anymore... would someone know why?
When I comment out presentViewController:secondViewController, the back button is here, but the custom animation is not triggered anymore, there is the normal transition set in the storyboard.
Here is my method :
- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender{
NSLog(#"segue descr %# : ", [[sender class] description] );
if ( [[segue identifier] isEqualToString:#"second"] ){
//SecondViewController *secondViewController = [[UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:#"Main" bundle:nil] instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"SecondViewController"];
SecondViewController *secondViewController = [segue destinationViewController];
secondViewController.transitioningDelegate = self;
[self.navigationController presentViewController:secondViewController
animated:YES
completion:nil];
Modal and show detail segues don't use a back button, because they are like independent views.
The idea is that those those views are only showing extra information or details about something and you can close them programmatically when you need to go back to the previous view.
A show or push segue will give you the back button in your navigation controller, because that segue is meant to be more like a sequence of views.
When you push a View Controller, you get the back button for "free" without having to write extra code. When you present a modal View Controller, you need to add your own way of dismissing the modal view. Since you have a Navigation Controller, your easiest route is probably to add a UIBarButtonItem to the navigation bar, and have that bar button call dismissViewControllerAnimated:completion: in your UIViewController subclass.
I currently have 1 storyboard which contains 2 view controllers: ViewController and TableViewController. The ViewController is the login view, and the TableViewController is the page that displays results (results view).
Currently, I did not create a segue from the login view to the results view. Instead, on the login view, after a user presses the login button and is authenticated, I programmatically push to the results view as follows.
XYZResultsTableViewController* controller = [[XYZResultsTableViewController alloc]init];
UINavigationController *navController = self.navigationController;
[navController popViewControllerAnimated:NO];
[navController pushViewController:controller animated:YES];
Indeed, the results view shows, but there is a "< Back" button at the top left, which, if pressed, goes back to the login view.
So, my question are:
How do I get rid of the login view from the view stack? (so the back button on the results view does not show)
Is this "programmatic" way of navigating between views "bad"? Meaning, should I rely on the storyboard and segues instead? Should I navigate to a new storyboard (I've seen this question asked on SO, though I haven't visited it yet)?
I'm a newcomer, so any help is appreciated.
If you don't want to use the navigation stack, you have to use presentViewController instead of pushViewController
XYZResultsTableViewController* controller = [[XYZResultsTableViewController alloc]init];
[viewController1 presentViewController:controller animated:YES];//viewcontroller1 is current view controller
Never use the code below unless you want to have the navigationController stack in viewController you are showing
/*XYZResultsTableViewController* controller = [[XYZResultsTableViewController alloc]init];
UINavigationController *navController = self.navigationController;
[navController popViewControllerAnimated:NO];
[navController pushViewController:controller animated:YES]; */
for more information on this difference between presentViewController and UINavigationController?
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/uikit/reference/UINavigationController_Class/Reference/Reference.html
I have made a very simple Navigation based app (UIViewController). The view has a single button on the Main RootViewController.
Next, I made 2 classes: TabOneViewController, TabTwoViewController. All good. I then created a new Class TabBarViewController. I opened up the NIB file and dropped on a ``UITabBarController onto it. The two tabs it creates in it by default were assigned (respectively) to my TabOne and TabTwo view controllers.
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Then in my TabBarViewController, I made an IBOutlet for a UITabBarController, synthesized it etc etc. I linked it up in Interface builder via the "files owner".
In the RootViewController, I linked the button to my "pushView" method, and in this pushView method, I have the following code:
- (IBAction) pushView {
TabBarViewController *controller = [[TabBarViewController alloc] init];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:controller animated:YES];
[controller release];
}
The end result is it DOES push a view, but I cannot see the tab bar at the bottom, let alone any of the pages I've added to the controller.
What am I doing wrong? Why can't I link it in IB?
I am not 100% sure if that's allowed.. because you already have one tabBarController as rootViewController, and you dropped one more tabBarController as first tab controller, tabs ll overlap, considering amount of real estate you have on your iPhone, it make sense to not allow a tabViewController inside another
First, you need to allocate your view controller with your nib:
TabBarViewController *controller = [[TabBarViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"YourNibName" bundle:nil];
Secondly, in IB, click the UITabBarController and go to the identity inspector and make sure you select your custom class. That said, unless you are overriding or adding some functionality you probably don't need the custom class at all, simply use a UITabBarController directly:
UITabBarController *controller = [[UITabBarController alloc] initWithNibName:#"YourNibName" bundle:nil];
I have a chain in storyboard and I want to start (for example) second view when I have first launching app. I have some code, which only work in
- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation
method, if I put it in
- (void)viewDidLoad
method it's not work,
the code which show my other view is:
UIStoryboard *mainStoryboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:#"MainStoryboard" bundle:nil];
UIViewController *vc = [mainStoryboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"someId"];
[vc setModalTransitionStyle:UIModalTransitionStyleFlipHorizontal];
How can I show view, which have place in chain in storyboard when app have first launching?
Try your code in
-(void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated.
For further information on the iOS viewcontroller lifecycle head over to UIViewController class reference
If you are using a navigation controller, you can simply push the second view onto the navigation stack. If you are not using a navigation controller, then you could force a segue to the next view from the loading.
I have a UITabBarController, which is the second item in a UINavigationBarController. Within the UITabBarController are a couple of views, one of which is a UIViewController subclass called AccountViewController. Got that?
Login View Controller -> UIViewController + UITabBarController - > Account View Tab -> Button
I want to use a button - Logout - to pop back to the Login view. How would I do that?
Assuming you are creating the UITabBarController within one of the UIViewControllers which are part of the string of view controllers within the UINavigationController where you have done something similar to this:
UITabBarController *mytabs = [[UITabBarController alloc] init];
[self.view addSubview:mytabs.view];
mytabs.delegate = self; // This is key to getting back your UINavigationController
You can call this from within one of the UIViewControllers that are added to your mytabs.viewControllers array like so:
[[(UIViewController *)self.tabBarController.delegate navigationController] popViewControllerAnimated:YES];
You can also specify if you want it to go to a specific viewController index in the UINavigationController stack ( just in case your Login viewController isn't the next one down or the root view controller ).