Changing Views with MGSplitView Controller - iphone

In the app that io am creating, i have a custom copy of UISplitView Controller, MGSplitViewController. I have implemented it into my project which started off with the MultipleDetailViews sample code from apple.
I have come across a problem where i cant seem to switch between viewcontrollers. When i push the tableview cells, the detailview controller should change according the the nib assigned, however that doesn't happen.
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
/*
Create and configure a new detail view controller appropriate for the selection.
*/
NSUInteger row = indexPath.row;
UIViewController *detailViewController = nil;
if (row == 0) {
FirstDetailViewController *newDetailViewController = [[FirstDetailViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"FirstDetailView" bundle:nil];
detailViewController = newDetailViewController;
}
if (row == 1) {
SecondDetailViewController *newDetailViewController = [[SecondDetailViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"SecondDetailView" bundle:nil];
detailViewController = newDetailViewController;
}
// Update the split view controller's view controllers array.
NSArray *viewControllers = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:self.navigationController, detailViewController, nil];
splitViewController.viewControllers = viewControllers;
[viewControllers release];
[detailViewController release];
Normally this code would be enough to change the views in the original Multiple Detail View code.
has anyone run into a similar problem? any ideas?

You're just creating new view controllers. You're not adding them anywhere. You add view controllers to the split view controller by using its viewControllers property.
EDIT: I've used MGSplitViewController, but I never tried to change the detail view like that. I just pushed the new detail view controller onto the navigation controller. Is there a specific reason for wanting to change the detail view controller entirely?

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iOS 6 pass data from TableView to Detail View

I've a table view with some rows and each row has its Detail Disclosure button.
I want that when the user taps on that button, another table view (customized by storyboard) appears and shows some relative data.
From TableViewController.m
-(void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView accessoryButtonTappedForRowWithIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
DetailViewController *detailViewController = [[detailViewController alloc] init];
//creating a parse object
PFObject *checkin = [_dataSourceArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
//getting data i want
NSString *trainNumb = [checkin objectForKey:#"trainNumber"];
//passing the data
detailViewController.trainNumber = trainNumb;
}
From the DetailTableViewController.m
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[_trainNumberLabel setText:_trainNumber];
}
The problem is that in the DetailTableView the NSString results to be null.
What I'm missing here? Thank you!
If this code actually compiles, this may be your problem:
DetailViewController *detailViewController = [[detailViewController alloc] init];
It should be:
DetailViewController *detailViewController = [[DetailViewController alloc] init];
But you shouldn't be alloc/initing your view controller in the first place. When you customize a view controller in Interface Builder, you've got to instantiate it like this if you want those customizations:
[self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"MyStoryboardIdentifier"]`
And you've got to set the controller's storyboard ID to "MyStoryboardIdentifier" or whatever identifier you want to use.
Also, as you've indicated in the comments, you've got a timing issue: your detail controller's viewDidLoad runs before you set the train number. A better approach would be to ensure that it works regardless of the sequence:
- (void)updateTrainNumberLabel
{
self.trainNumberLabel.text = self.trainNumber;
}
- (void)setTrainNumber:(NSString *)trainNumber
{
_trainNumber = trainNumber;
[self updateTrainNumberLabel];
}
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
...
[self updateTrainNumberLabel];
}
In other words, you configure your label in a separate method, in this case updateTrainNumberLabel, and when anything that could affect the label happens, e.g. the view loading or the number being changed, you call the method.

iOS pushing view controller not working

I've got a uitabbarcontroller set as the root view of the window. One of the tabs in the tabbar is set to a subclass of uitableviewcontroller. What I'm trying to do is show a details view when one of the rows is touched so I implemented
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
if (!detailViewController) {
detailViewController = [[ItemDetailViewController alloc] init];
}
[detailViewController setEditingArray:
[list objectAtIndex:[indexPath row]]];
[[self navigationController] pushViewController:detailViewController animated:YES];
}
in my table controller, but when I select the row, my detailview doesn't pop in. I added nslog to see if the function fires - and it does, but my detailview still doesn't show. Any ideas?
Thanks.
The tableViewController should be placed inside a NavigationController.
I guess you created tableView inside a tab bar.
TableViewControllerSubclass* table = [[TableViewControllerSubclass alloc] init];
UINavigationController* tableNav = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:table];
mainController = [[UITabBarController alloc] init];
mainController.viewControllers = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:tableNav,..., nil];
You don't have a navigation controller ([self navigationController] is returning nil). Instead of having the table view controller as the root of the tab, make the tab's root a navigation controller containing the table view controller. You will now be able to push the detail controller from the table view controller.

PushviewController not working when called from a subview

I'm building an iPhone app, with the following structure:
I have the MainViewController which consists of 2 views (like split screen).
The first view of them, has a button. On tap, a UItableView (ResultTableViewController) appears in the second (of the above) view:
-(IBAction)buttonTapped:(id)sender {
if ([(UIButton *)sender tag] == 0) {
ResultsTableViewController *childViewController = [[ResultsTableViewController alloc] init];
childViewController.tableView.delegate = self.results;
[self.results.view addSubview:childViewController.tableView];
}
}
So I have a UItableView as a sub-view of a UIView.
The problem is that pushViewController() in didSelectRowAtIndexPath() of ResultTableViewController does not work (self.navigationController is nil).
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
DetailsViewController *detailView = [[DetailsViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"DetailsViewController" bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:self.detailView animated:YES];
}
I have tried many of the solutions I found, but nothing works.
In my MainWindow.xib, I have only MainViewController added, is that the problem?
Thanks in advance!
You are adding the view of the child controller to your controller's view, not pushing the child controller onto your navigation stack. Due to that, your child controller's navigation controller will be nil, since it wasn't put into the navigation controller.
Is this what you're going for?
-(IBAction)buttonTapped:(id)sender {
if ([(UIButton *)sender tag] == 0) {
ResultsTableViewController *childViewController = [[ResultsTableViewController alloc] init];
childViewController.tableView.delegate = self.results;
[self.navigationController pushViewController:childViewController animated:YES];
}
}
[self.navigationController pushViewController:self.detailView animated:YES];
above line of code will push the detailview on navigationcontroller stack. Check whethere your tableviewcontroller is on that stack ?
Ok, I found it.
I had to declare my MainViewController as UINavigationControllerDelegate and create a secondary NavigationController in it. I push the viewController in my new navigationController and that's it.

iphone UITableVIew (Navigation-based )

I'm working on a navigation-based application.
My rootViewController contains 3 cells
-When the first one is pressed a UIViewController is pushed (THIS WORKS)
-The problem is with the 2nd and 3rd cells that are supposed to push a UITableViewController
The app is running with no errors and it is NOT crashing at all, but when i navigate to the tableview, an empty table is viewed with no elements in it.
Is the problem with this part of the code?? :
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
UIViewController *detailViewController = [[UIViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"Introduction" bundle:nil];
detailViewController.title=#"Introduction";
UITableViewController *myPictures = [[UITableViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"Pictures" bundle:nil];
myPictures.title=#"Pictures";
UITableViewController *myImages = [[UITableViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"ImagesViewController" bundle:nil];
myImages.title=#"Images";
// Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
if (0 == indexPath.row)
[self.navigationController pushViewController:detailViewController animated:YES];
if (1== indexPath.row)
[self.navigationController pushViewController:myPictures animated:YES];
if (2== indexPath.row)
[self.navigationController pushViewController:myImages animated:YES];
[detailViewController release];
[myPictures release];
[myImages release];
What you're doing it very wrong (apart from your original problem). Why are you instantiating each view controller and then only using the one based on the current 'cell selection'? This will slow your app down depending on how much time it would take to load each of these separate views. You should only instantiate the relevant view controller inside the "if (indexPath.row == 2) {" block.
Apart from that there are many things wrong about your approach. What you are doing will never work since instantiating a generic UITableViewController (even if you supply your own nib) will obviously only show you an empty view. You need to have a class of your own which the nib is tied to as a delegate which will then supply the TableView with data.
I believe when you created these nib files (for example "Pictures") xcode also give you a 'PicturesViewController.h and PicturesViewController.m" files? If so, you need to write the appropriate code there and ensure the Tableview in the "Pictures" nib file has its 'datasource' and 'delegate' set to 'PicturesViewController'. Then when you want to show that view do this instead:
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
if (indexPath.row == 1) {
...
} else if (indexPath.row == 2) {
PicturesViewController *myPictures = [[PicturesViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"Pictures" bundle:nil];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:myPictures animated:YES];
[myPictures release];
}
}

How to pushviewcontroller to a viewcontroller stored in a tabbaritem?

First of all I know this is a long question. REST ASSURED I have tried to figure it out on my own (see: StackOverflow #2609318). This is driving me BATTY!
After trying and failing to implement my own EDIT feature in the standard moreNavigationController, I have decided to re-implement my own MORE feature.
I did the following:
Add a HOME view controller which I init with: initWithRootViewController
Add 3 other default tabs with:
ResortsListViewController *resortsListViewController;
resortsListViewController = [[ResortsListViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"ResortsListView" bundle:nil];
resortsListViewController.title = [categoriesDictionary objectForKey:#"category_name"];
resortsListViewController.tabBarItem.image = [UIImage imageNamed:#"whatever.png"];
resortsListViewController.navigationItem.title=#"whatever title";
localNavigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:resortsListViewController];
localNavigationController.navigationBar.barStyle = UIBarStyleBlack;
[localControllersArray addObject:localNavigationController];
[localNavigationController release];
[resortsListViewController release];
Those work when i add them to the tabbar. (ie: click on them and it goes to the view controller)
Then I add my own MORE view controller to the tabbar:
MoreViewController *moreViewController;
moreViewController = [[MoreViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"MoreView" bundle:nil];
moreViewController.title = #"More";
moreViewController.tabBarItem.image = [UIImage imageNamed:#"more.png"];
moreViewController.navigationItem.title=#"More Categories";
localNavigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:moreViewController];
localNavigationController.navigationBar.barStyle = UIBarStyleBlack;
[localControllersArray addObject:localNavigationController];
[localNavigationController release];
[moreViewController release];
Then
tabBarController.viewControllers = localControllersArray;
tabBarController.moreNavigationController.navigationBar.barStyle = UIBarStyleBlack;
tabBarController.customizableViewControllers = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:nil];
tabBarController.delegate = self;
That creates the necessary linkages. Okay, so far all is well. I get a HOME tab, 3 category tabs and a customized MORE tab -- which all work.
in the MORE tab view controller I implement a simple table view that displays all the other tabs I have in rows. SINCE I want to be able to switch them in and out of the tabbar I created them JUST like i did the resortslistviewcontroller above (ie: as view controllers in an array). When I pull them out to display the title in the tableview (so the user can go to that "view") i simply do the following:
// [myGizmoClass CategoryArray] holds the array of view controller tab bar items that are NOT shown on the main screen.
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
... etc...
UIViewController *Uivc = [[myGizmoClass plusCategoryArray] objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
cell.textLabel.text = [Uivc title];
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
}
THIS is where it falls through:
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
MyGizmoClass *myGizmoClass= [MyGizmoClass sharedManager];
UIViewController *tbi = [[myGizmoClass plusCategoryArray] objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
NSLog(#"%#\n",[[tbi navigationItem ]title]);
[self.navigationController pushViewController:tbi animated:YES];
}
This is the error i get ("ATMs" is the title for the clicked tableview cell) so i know the Uivc title is pulling the correct title and therefore the correct "objectatindex":
2010-04-09 11:25:48.222
MouseAddict[47485:207] ATMs 2010-04-09
11:25:48.222 MouseAddict[47485:207]
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception
'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason:
'Pushing a navigation controller is
not supported'
BIG QUESTION: How do i make the associated VIEW of the UIViewController *tbi show and get pushed into view?
I am GUESSING that the UIViewController is the correct class for this tbl .. i am not sure. BUT i just wanna get the view so i can push it onto the stack.
Can someone plz help?
To answer kovpas's question below: myGizmoClass is a singleton (apple's singleton myGizmo class. The array of viewcontrollers is stored in that just like it is in [localControllersArray addObject:localNavigationController]; (in the first code snippet above). AND it does put it in and pull it out correctly as evidenced by the fact that when i NSLOG the [Uivc title] the log prints ATMs. This means the plusCategoryArray is correctly storing and retrieving the viewController (if, indeed, that is what is being stored).
Pushing a navigation controller is not supported is really bothering me. Why would a viewController return a navigationController and is it possible to coerce the navigationController to get the "pushable" view out of it... or does the navigationController have some element in it that is the view?
From the error, it looks as if your Gizmo class has an array of UINavigationControllers, not UIViewControllers. So instead push with:
[self.navigationController pushViewController:[[tbi viewControllers] lastObject] animated:YES];
If the array is the same array as you called localControllers above, then this should work better. Or you could just create the array without the UINavigationControllers, they aren't needed if you are going to push them onto your more controller navigation controller.
I'm not sure, but it looks like this error appears when you are trying to push UINavigationController into another UINavigationController. Could you please provide an implementation of MyGizmoClass?