How to remove a navigationController (iPhone) - iphone

My app has couple of normal views (V1, V2), without a navigationController, but when and ADD button is pushed creates a view with a navigationController like this:
CreateNewEventViewController.m
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
tableViewController = [[NewEventTableViewController alloc] init];
navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:tableViewController];
tableViewController.navigationController.title = #"Add";
[self.view addSubview:navigationController.view];
}
so the NewEventTableViewController is an UITableViewController. When done filling the data from the table, last cell is a button to save it and then go back to one of the main views (V1, V2).
NewEventTableViewController.m
V1 *myV1 = [[V1 alloc] init];
[self.view.superview addSubview:myV1.view];
but the navigationController I had stays. Any way of removing it?
update
I've tried this, but all I get is a white screen. Also removing after adding the new view. (this code is placed in NewEventTableViewController)
[self.navigationController.view removeFromSuperview];
V1 *myV1 = [[V1 alloc] init];
[self.view addSubview:myV1.view];
update 2
Is not what I really needed but anyway I can use this.
[self.navigationController.view.superview removeFromSuperview];
it removes the navigationController and it's table view and it displays the view I had before I call the CreateNewEventViewController.

Not much sure why you wanna do that, but there is a possibility to hide navigationController
self.navigationController.navigationBarHidden = YES;

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UISegmentedControl in a PopoverController with multiple view controllers

I would like to have a UISegmentedControl embedded in a PopoverController, similar to what is described in this SO question : UISegmentedControl embedded in a UINavigationBar/Item
The difference is that I have a different view controller for each view that I want to show in the popover, depending on the selected index on the Segmented Control. I'm not sure how I would go about doing this. Whenever I try to push a new view on top of the root view controller, the UISegmentedControl disappears. I would just like to switch between the two viewcontrollers, while keeping the UISegmentedControl visible. Is this even possible?
Thanks in advance!
If its a different viewController for each one of the segments on the segmentBar, you'll have to use a container viewController that adds the views of each of the viewController as a subview on itself or sets its view to that of the viewController's view. For example:
UIViewController* containerController = [[[UIViewController alloc] init] autorelease];
//Inside the viewDidLoad of the the ContainerController class, do the following:
//Initialize all three viewControllers
UIViewController* test1 = [[[UIViewController alloc] init] autorelease];
UIViewController* test1 = [[[UIViewController alloc] init] autorelease];
UIViewController* test1 = [[[UIViewController alloc] init] autorelease];
//set up the segment and add it to the container's navBar's title view.
[segmentedControl addTarget:self action:#selector(segmentValueChanged:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];
- (void)segmentValueChanged:(id)sender
{
//if first tab selected
[self.view removeAllSubviews];
[self.view addSubview:test1.view];
//if second tab selected
[self.view removeAllSubviews];
[self.view addSubview:test2.view];
//if third tab selected
[self.view removeAllSubviews];
[self.view addSubview:test3.view];
}
Instead of adding it as a subView, you might be able to just set self.view = test1.view. Obviously, you would use the container view to initialize the navController and put that navController inside the popover. Hope this helps!
If you are using presentModalViewController method to show your new view controller on the screen, it will always cover the entire screen and what ever is underneath it. That's just how it works.
As per docs:
On iPhone and iPod touch devices, the view of modalViewController is
always presented full screen. On iPad, the presentation depends on the
value in the modalPresentationStyle property.
The way to do it and still being able to control how the view controller is positioned is to create your own presentation method.

UITabBarController only showing half of its UITabBar (off screen)

My UITabBar is not completely showing after I present a UITabBarController from a UIViewController. Please can you tell me what I am doing wrong?
My code is:
//some method
LoggedInViewController *lvc = [[[LoggedInViewController alloc] initWithAccount:account] autorelease];
[self presentModalViewController:lvc animated:YES];
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
self.tabController = [[UITabBarController alloc] init];
LoggedInFeedNavigationController *navController = [[LoggedInFeedNavigationController alloc] initWithAccount:self.account];
[self.tabController setViewControllers:[NSArray arrayWithObject:navController]];
[self.view addSubview:self.tabController.view];
[super viewDidLoad];
}
It's not a good practice to do:
[viewController1.view addSubview:viewController2.view];
The point of the MVC design is lost. The view controller should get your data (from the model) and put it in the view. If you have more than one view just arrange the functionality of the views to accept the corresponding data.
So if you need a tab bar controller you should do the following:
// assuming you are in the same initial controller
UITabBarController* pTabBarControllerL = [[UITabBarController alloc] init];
MyFirstController* pFirstControllerL = [[MyFirstController alloc] init];
[pTabBarControllerL setViewControllers:[NSArray arrayWithObject:pFirstControllerL]];
// perhaps set more tab bar controller properties - button images and so on
[self presentModalViewController:pTabBarControllerL animated:YES];
// release the memory you do not need
-(void)viewDidLoad {
// do your work in pFirstControllerL
}
PS: You should not subclass UINavigationController and UITabBarController.
Actually according to the Apple's recommendations UITabBarViewController should be the root in the UIWindow hierarchy. We had hard times trying to put TabBar VCs or Navigation VCs not to the root.

Three20 TTLauncher Issues

So, I'm having some issues with my implementation of the Three20 TTLauncherView. I am using their code, not a fork (although I have heard of rodmaz's version), and I can't get it to work properly. This is what my app looks like.
alt text http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/8792/screenshot20100715at409.png
I removed the icon image, that's not the issue. The issue is, at the top there is no Navigation bar at all, and I believe also causes the white strip at the bottom, which appears to have the same dimensions as a Nav Bar. I've spent quite a while looking through their code and can't figure this out at all. It looks like their Navigation bar (as seen in their Catalog example app) stems from the TTTableViewController, or something further up. However, my app starts like the Facebook app does, not into a table, but into the TTLauncherView. So... how do I get the Navigation bar into my TTLauncher view, if it goes "App Delegate -> TTLauncherView Subclass"
Thanks for your help!
Edit:
Added the code I used. I put this in my app delegate, wrapping my first view with the UINavigation Controller, and it worked just as I wanted!
MainViewController *aController = [[MainViewController alloc] initWithNibName:nil bundle:nil]; //my Main view
self.mainViewController = aController;
[aController release]; //release for Memory Management
self.mainViewController.view.frame = [UIScreen mainScreen].applicationFrame;
UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] init];
[navigationController pushViewController:self.mainViewController animated:NO]; //Gets the main view on the screen
[window addSubview:navigationController.view];
You simply wrap the view with a navigation bar before you push the new view. As an example, here is a snippet of my code where I present a modal view controller with a navigation bar.
- (IBAction) showNewNavView: (id) sender
{
// Present it as a modal view and wrap the controller in a navigation controller to provide a navigation bar for the Edit and Save buttons
ModalViewController *addController = [[ModalViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"ModalViewController" bundle:nil];
addController.delegate = self;
UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:addController];
navigationController.navigationBar.barStyle = UIBarStyleBlackTranslucent;
[self presentModalViewController:navigationController animated:YES];
[navigationController release];
[addController release];
}
If you want to add any buttons or set the title of it, you need to do that in the viewDidLoad method of the view that you are pushing (i.e. your TTLauncher view)

A white screen is seen when attempting to switch between views!

I wanted to create a very simple method that switches between views in a view based application. For some reason, when the views are switched, the first view is removed and instead of viewing the second view, I see a white screen.
This is my method:
FirstViewController *firstViewController = [[FirstViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"FirstViewController" bundle:nil];
self.view = firstViewController.view;
[firstViewController.view removeFromSuperview];
[firstViewController release];
secondViewController = [[SecondViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"SecondViewController" bundle:nil];
self.view = secondViewController.view;
I don't know why it is happening because I know that the second view's ViewDidLoad method is called (I put a NSLog there) - but the second view is not seen!
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Sagiftw
viewDidLoad's executing because initWithNibName:bundle: calls it. That doesn't mean that the view's actually being displayed.
I usually use this (removing initialisation/release logic):
[self.view addSubview: firstViewController.view];
[firstViewController.view removeFromSuperview];
[self.view addSubview: secondViewController.view];

Gap on Navigation Controller

I've got a button on a view. When I click on it, it should load another view, one with a novigation controller. So far I've got this, the button calls this method:
-(IBAction)loadOptionsView:(id)sender {
if (self.optionsRootController == nil) {
//optionsRootController is declared as: UINavigationController *optionsRootController;
optionsRootController = [[UINavigationController alloc] init];
//Options is a UIViewController
Options *myOptions = [[Options alloc] initWithNibName:#"OptionsMenu" bundle:nil];
[optionsRootController pushViewController:myOptions animated:NO];
[myOptions release];
}
[self.view addSubview:optionsRootController.view];
}
What happens when I click the button is that it loads the xib file OptionsMenu on top of the current screen, but there's a gap at the top of the size of the status bar, so I can see the view below. Any help? What's the right method to load a new view that contains a navigation controller?
Thank you all!
I solved this issue by placing after:
[optionsRootController pushViewController:myOptions animated:NO];
this line:
[optionsRootController.view setFrame: [self.view bounds]];
Nice and easy!
I think UINavigationController's designated initializer is
- (id) initWithRootController:(UIViewController *)rootController
So your code above would be better expressed as
//optionsRootController is declared as: UINavigationController *optionsRootController;
//Options is a UIViewController
Options *myOptions = [[Options alloc] initWithNibName:#"OptionsMenu" bundle:nil];
optionsRootController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootController: myOptions];
[myOptions release];
Is the VIew in your nib the right size for the whole screen? Try turning off the simulated status bar in IB.