viewDidLoad getting called before initWithFrame? - iphone

Question

I have a custom init method:
- (id) initWithFrame:(CGRect ) frame andImage:(UIImage *) image
{
self = [super init];
if (self){
self.view.frame = frame;
self.imageView_.image = image;
self.imageScrollView_.frame = self.view.frame;
imageOriginalFrame = frame;
zoomedImageFrame = frame;
NSLog(#"SCREEN DIM %f AND %f", zoomedImageFrame.size.height, zoomedImageFrame.origin.y);
}
return self;
}
and here's how I present it:
FullSizeImageViewController * fullSize = [[FullSizeImageViewController alloc] initWithFrame:imageOriginalFrame andImage:image];
if ([self.delegate respondsToSelector:#selector(fullStoryViewController:presentModalViewController:animated:)]) {
[self.delegate fullStoryViewController:self presentModalViewController:fullSize animated:YES];
}
However, surprisingly my viewDidLoad is getting called before the initWithFrame. How is this possible?
I am guessing it's because I call super init? If not how do I do this?

Answer 1

Your viewDidLoad method is not getting called before your initWithFrame:andImage: method. Your viewDidLoad method is getting called during your initWithFrame:andImage: method.
Your initWithFrame:andImage: method contains this line:
self.view.frame = frame;
which is shorthand for this:
[[self view] setFrame:frame];
So your method is calling the -[UIViewController view] method. The -[UIViewController view] method is basically this:
- (UIView *)view {
if (!_view) {
[self loadView];
[self viewDidLoad];
}
return _view;
}
Try putting a breakpoint in your viewDidLoad method. When it's hit, look at the stack trace. You'll find initWithFrame:andImage: in it.