Why can't I dismiss the previous view on a navigation stack? - objective-c

This is probably going to be very obvious, but here goes. I have two ViewControllers, one that shows the details of a person with a [+] button that opens up another ViewController that manages the edits of the Person. When the person about to be deleted, an alert is presented and if OK is selected, the edit view should disappear and the DetailView should also disappear/transition back to the PersonsListView (not shown in code below).
I can get the EditView to dismiss, but I can't get the DetailView to dismiss as well.
Any help is appreciated.
The two ViewControllers:
#implementation PersonDetailViewController
...
- (void)editPerson
{
PersonDetailEditViewController *editView = [[PersonDetailEditViewController alloc] initWithTenant:self.person];
[editView setModalTransitionStyle:UIModalTransitionStyleCrossDissolve];
UINavigationController *navController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:editView];
[self presentModalViewController:navController animated:YES];
}
...
#end
and
#implementation PersonDetailEditViewController
...
- (void)alertView:(UIAlertView *)alertView clickedButtonAtIndex:(NSInteger)buttonIndex
{
if (buttonIndex == 1) {
[Person deletePerson:self.person];
NSError *error;
[self.person.managedObjectContext save:&error];
[[self navigationController] dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
// *** HERE I ALSO WANT TO DISMISS THE DETAILVIEW ***
}
}
...
#end

Assuming that PersonDetailViewController is presented in a navigation controller you should be able to do what you want by adding the following line:
[self.navigationController popViewControllerAnimated:YES];

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detect the parent who open uiviewcontroller

I have two different scenarios that call the same uiviewcontroller,
scenario 1:
in the main uiviewcontroller clicking a button creates a dummy navigator and present it like this:
UINavigationController* dummyNavigation = [[UINavigationController alloc]init];
[dummyNavigation addChildViewController:bViewController];
[self presentViewController:dummyNavigation animated:NO completion:NULL];
scenario 2:
in the main uiviewcontroller clicking a button open a uitableviewcontroller in it every click on a row open bViewController like this:
[self.navigationController pushViewController:bViewController animated:NO];
I've set the navigation bar of bViewController to hidden
[self.navigationController setNavigationBarHidden:YES];
and created a button to replace the back button of the navigation with this code
[self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:NULL];
the problem: in both scenarios the back button code returns to the main uiviewcontroller but in scenario 2 its expected to return to the uitableviewcontroller
Check when dismissing, if it is in a navigation controller then pop otherwise dismiss.
if (self.navigationController) {
[self.navigationController popViewControllerAnimated:YES];
} else {
[self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
}

What's the difference between the back button on UINavigationController and PopTopViewController?

I have a UINavigationController hierarchy, VC1 --> VC2.
VC1 has a table view that I need to reload when VC2 is done with its work, so VC1 has this code:
-(void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
[[self tableView] reloadData];
}
VC2 is essentially working with the server to create a new table row in VC1. When the done button in VC2 is pressed, I call [navController popViewControllerAnimated:YES]. So here's what happens from the user's perspective:
Visit VC2, use it to create a new row for the table in VC1. Press done.
The hierarchy successfully navigates back to VC1, but the tableview does not reload and display the new row.
However, if I then nav forward to VC2, and immediately hit the navController back button, the table does reload and show the new row.
So why does [tableview reload] work on 3 but not 2? Thanks so much.
==
More code in response to answer mentioned below:
In App delegate:
CWLandingVC *lvc = [[CWLandingVC alloc] init];
UINavigationController *navController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:lvc];
[[self window] setRootViewController:navController];
In VC0:
-(void)toSessionMgmtViewController
{
TSessionMgmtViewController *tsmvc = [[TSessionMgmtViewController alloc] init];
[[self navigationController] pushViewController:tsmvc animated:YES];
}
In VC1:
- (IBAction)toCreateSessionView:(id)sender
{
TCreateSession *cs = [[TCreateSession alloc] init];
[[self navigationController] pushViewController:cs animated:YES];
}
-(void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
[super viewWillAppear:animated];
[[self tableView] reloadData];
}
In VC2:
Finishes working with server...
UINavigationController *navControler = [self navigationController];
[navControler popViewControllerAnimated:YES];
Also, when VC2 is done working with the server, it updates a data store of TSessions called SessionListStore:
- (TSession *)addSession:(NSString *)code withName:(NSString *) name qs:(int)qs
{
TSession *s = [[TSession alloc] initWithName:name code:code numberQuestions:qs];
[_sessions setObject:s forKey:code];
return s;
}
where sessions is a NSNutatbleDictionary in SessionListStore.
Thanks so much in advance.
EDIT: The solution was to trigger the reloadData call from the completion block of Server call.
Please check this answer,
Popping ViewController doesn't call viewWillAppear when going back
Have you added navigation controller to your view controller or view controllers to your navigation controller?
Also, you can set the desired view controller as the delegate of your navigation controller and implement this method.
- (void)navigationController:(UINavigationController *)navigationController willShowViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController animated:(BOOL)animated

UIAlertView button to display viewController

I've been looking all over the internet for a solution to this problem, yet to find one that I can understand. So here it goes.
I have my iOS application, on which on the first launch of the application, will display a UIAlertView. I want one of the buttons to send the user to a new viewController to view some essential information.
I have gotten my UIAlertView configured properly, here's the code for the actionSheet:
- (void)alertView:(UIAlertView *)actionSheet clickedButtonAtIndex:(NSInteger)buttonIndex {
if (buttonIndex == 0)
{
//Code to open a new viewController???
}
if (buttonIndex == 1)
{
//User can exit the application if they do not wish to continue
exit(0); }
}
}
I have a viewController created named webViewViewController, that's what I want users to reach when they tap the first button. Any ideas on how to do this? I have ARC disabled, other 'solutions' i've come across keep giving me errors.
Thanks all, would appreciate some guidance here.
If your current viewcontroller is in a Navigation Controller:
UIViewController *myViewController = [[UIViewController alloc] init];
myViewController.title = #"My First View";
//to push the UIView.
[self.navigationController pushViewController:myViewController animated:YES];
And never use exit(0)!
- (void)alertView:(UIAlertView *)actionSheet clickedButtonAtIndex:(NSInteger)buttonIndex {
if (buttonIndex == 0)
{
NewViewController *controller=[[NewViewController alloc]initWithNibName:#"NewViewController" bundle:nil];
self.modalTransitionStyle=UIModalTransitionStyleCrossDissolve;
[self presentViewController:controller animated:YES completion:nil];
}
drasick has given sufficient answer but if you need to use model view controller refer above.
Use:
UIViewController *yourViewController = [[UIViewController alloc] init];
[self.navigationController presentModalViewController:myViewController animated:YES];
to push a modalViewController.(This is depriciated in iOS 6, but will work)

Need a really simple navigation controller with a table view inside a tab bar controller

I have an app with a tab bar controller (2 tabs). In one tab view controller, a button leads to an alert window. I want one button of the alert window to call a table view containing possible answers. I want that table view to have a done button and a title. I think that means a navigation controller has to be used. But most everything I can find on navigation controllers assumes a much more complicated situation. Here's part of the alert window logic:
-(void) alertView:(UIAlertView *)alertView clickedButtonAtIndex:(NSInteger)buttonIndex
{
if (buttonIndex == 2) {
AnswersViewController *aVC = [[AnswersViewController alloc] init];
[self presentViewController:aVC
animated:YES
completion:NULL];
}
}
And AnswersViewController looks like this:
#interface AnswersViewController : UITableViewController
#end
#implementation AnswersViewController
- (id) init
{
self = [super initWithStyle:UITableViewStylePlain];
return self;
}
- (id) initWithStyle:(UITableViewStyle)style
{
return [self init];
}
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
[[self view] setBackgroundColor:[UIColor redColor]];
}
#end
This code all works as expected (an empty red UITableView appears).
Two questions I guess: 1. Is there a simple modification to what I have that can give me a done button and title in my table view? 2. If I have to go to a navigation controller (probably), how can I make a bare-bones navigation controller with a done button and title and embed the table view within it? Oh, and I want to do this programatically. And I think I prefer the done button and title to be in the navigation bar, no tool bar desired. Thanks!
To get what you are looking for, you do need to use a UINavigationController. That will provide the UINavigationBar where you can display a title and also buttons.
To implement this with a UINavigationController, you want to do smoothing like this (assuming you are using ARC, so you don't need to worry about memory management):
-(void) alertView:(UIAlertView *)alertView clickedButtonAtIndex:(NSInteger)buttonIndex
{
if (buttonIndex == 2) {
AnswersViewController *aVC = [[AnswersViewController alloc] init];
//Make our done button
//Target is this same class, tapping the button will call dismissAnswersViewController:
aVC.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemDone target:self action:#selector(dismissAnswersViewController:)];
//Set the title of the view controller
aVC.title = #"Answers";
UINavigationController *aNavigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:aVC];
[self presentViewController:aNavigationController
animated:YES
completion:NULL];
}
}
Then you would also implement - (void)dismissAnswersViewController:(id)sender in the same class as the UIAlertView delegate method (based on the implementation I have here).
Hope this helps!

NavigationController is not popping the Pushed View on Back button

Having a simple Navigation Controller in place (starting the Navigation Based Application project) I created a new View with a XIB file.
on my HomeViewController (Home screen with all options as UIButton's I have:
#implementation HomeViewController
-(IBAction) optionChoosed:(UIButton *)button
{
NSString *msg = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"Button: %d", button.tag];
UIAlertView *alert=[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Hi" message:msg delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:#"Go away" otherButtonTitles:nil];
switch (button.tag) {
case 13:
// Simple Search
[self loadSimpleSearch]; break;
default:
[alert show];
break;
}
[alert release];
}
-(void)loadSimpleSearch
{
SimpleSearchViewController *controller =
[[SimpleSearchViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"SimpleSearchViewController" bundle:nil];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:controller animated:YES];
[controller release];
}
witch works great!
it Pushes the View into the front of the stack!
Now, because in my 2nd view SimpleSearchViewController I have self.title = #"myTitle"; I get the Title in the NavigationBar as well the back button (as I have the same setting on the HomeViewController)
I thought that the NavigationViewController would handle the pop of the current view, but it does not.
What do I have to do, to pop the SimpleSearchViewController?
Where do I use [self.navigationController popViewControllerAnimated:YES];
as the view continues there, and ViewDidUnload is never called.
My idea was that this should be handle in the first ViewController, the HomeViewController but I have no idea what is the method I should hook to, and I read the documentation and I can't figure it out :-/
Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you.
HomeViewController
alt text http://cl.ly/XNS/Screen_shot_2010-04-21_at_22.38.51.png
SimpleSearchViewController
alt text http://cl.ly/YDw/Screen_shot_2010-04-21_at_22.40.00.png
SimpleSearchViewController after pressing the Back button
alt text http://cl.ly/XLO/Screen_shot_2010-04-21_at_22.40.21.png
To add the image from a comment that asks if HomeViewController as the root controller for the NavigationViewController
Not sure if this helps but when implementing navigationItem in code, if you don't call the super the popping functionality will not be present
-(UINavigationItem*) navigationItem
{
UINavigationItem* item = [super navigationItem];
item.title = #"search";
return item;
}