iphone switchview with buttons,how to allow press button one time only? - iphone

im newbie developer and creating my first iphone app... and i have one little problem :)
i switching in my program 2 views, secondView is over firstView, and when i press 2 times or more on button to show the SecondView iphone simulator stopping worling and if after i press to show the FirstView he still showing SecondView view :(...
and i need help how to make button to pressing one time only, and if after switch back to FirstView to can again press one time,and shows like presse,now it show pressed only when i tuch it,... i want like buttons in TabBar, and if i use the TabBar is more harder for me i dont know how to resize it to height and add custom background, and change the effect of pushed button
Thanks you very much and sorry for my bad english!.
here is what code i use to switching views with buttons
// FirstView.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface FirstView : UIViewController {
}
-(IBAction) goToSecondView:(id) sender;
-(IBAction) goToFirstView:(id) sender;
#end
// FirstView.m
#import "FirstView.h"
#import "SecondView.h"
#implementation FirstView
SecondView *secondView;
-(IBAction) goToSecondView:(id) sender{
secondView = [[SecondView alloc] initWithNibName:#"SecondView" bundle:nil];
[self.view addSubview:secondView.view];
}
-(IBAction) goToFirstView:(id) sender {
[secondView.view removeFromSuperview];
}
thank you very much!

This:
#implementation FirstView
SecondView *secondView;
... is most likely the source of your crash. You shouldn't define instance variables in the implementation. The compiler may allow it but the runtime will be confused and the instance variable will not be properly retained.
You should define it like:
#interface FirstView : UIViewController {
SecondView *secondView;
}
#property(nonatomic, retain) SecondView *secondView;
...and use it like:
-(IBAction) goToSecondView:(id) sender{
UIView *newView = [[SecondView alloc] initWithNibName:#"SecondView" bundle:nil];
self.secondView=newView;
[newView release];
[self.view addSubview:self.secondView.view];
}
For clarity you should also rename FirstView and SecondView to FirstViewController and SecondViewController because they are view controllers and not views themselves.
More generally, what you are trying to do is dangerous and difficult. You don't swap views by adding and removing them as subviews. You need to swap out view controller and their views using a UINavigationController or a UITabbarController. In Xcode File>New Project, there is a Navigation based project and a Tabbar based project templates. Either will provide you most of the code you need to implement a simple app using either controller.
It will be well worth your time to spend a day learning how to use these controllers properly. With your current design, your app will break if it gets much more than two views.

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Advice with Tab Bar and Nav Bar

I'd just like to clear something up..
I have an app where the Main Window UI has a Tab bar with 3 tabs (opt1, opt2, op3). Each opt has its own xib file where i've drawn their own interfaces.
In my app delegate class I have included a UITabBar *rootController, and hooked this up to my tab bar in my Main Window xib file.
Now.. In the Tab bar, I have dragged in 3 navigation controllers (1 for each opt) and inside each one I have a 1) tab bar icon, 2) navigation bar and 3) view controller.
Back in my app delegate.h class I have included code for UINavigationController *nav1, nav2, nav3..and hooked these up accordingly in IB in MainWindow.xib (TabBar->navController1, navController2, navController3).
Is this the right way to do it? Also how can I make use of these nab bars in my opt1, opt2, opt3 class files?
here is my code:
app delegate.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#class LoginViewController;
#interface myAppDelegate : NSObject <UIApplicationDelegate>
{
UIWindow *window;
UINavigationController *navigationController1, *navigationController2, *navigationController3;
IBOutlet UITabBarController *rootController;
}
#property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UIWindow *window;
#property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UINavigationController *navigationController1, *navigationController2, *navigationController3;
#property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UITabBarController *rootController;
#end
appdelegate.m
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication *)application {
[window addSubview:[rootController view]];
[window makeKeyAndVisible];
LoginViewController *loginViewController = [[LoginViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"LoginView" bundle:nil];
[self.rootController presentModalViewController:loginViewController animated:NO];
}
Then in my LoginController.m class , when the user enters correct credentials I call
[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
In my MainWindow.xib, I hook up my rootController to a TabBarController. In the TabBarController I have put 3 NavigationControllers inside it and linked them to 3 tabOption classes which each have their own .xib view.
The tab bar switches between the 3 option views nicely. However in 1 .xib view I have a button to open a new .xib. So in my tabOption1 class I have the following:
-(IBAction)openBook:(id)sender{
UIViewController *nextVC = [[PageViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"PageView" bundle:nil];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:nextVC animated:YES];
}
However this does not open up my PageView.xib... I have connected it to my PageViewController class and everything too..and the button works because I've tested it with a UIDialog
Have you seen the Apple Programming Guides? They might give you a better understanding of how everything ties together - you could start here:
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#featuredarticles/ViewControllerPGforiPhoneOS/NavigationControllers/NavigationControllers.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007457-CH103-SW1
In answer to your question, that looks like an OK way of setting up. I really would recommend reading up a bit though :)
In response to your comment, that looks like a reasonable way to do what you're trying to achieve. If it works, then it works.
In response to your other issue then you can get the navigation controller object by doing this: self.navigationController
So you can "go to" a new view controller like this:
// make the view controller
UIViewController *nextVC = [[MyCustomViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"MyCustomViewController" bundle:nil];
// push it onto the navigation stack
[self.navigationController pushViewController:nextVC animated:YES];
To add this to the click event on a button you need to create the button in interface builder and create an IBAction in your code. The IBAction might look like this:
- (IBAction)pushNextViewController:(id)sender {
UIViewController *nextVC = [[MyCustomViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"MyCustomViewController" bundle:nil];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:nextVC animated:YES];
}
Then you need to link to it from interface builder. I'm not sure how to do this, I generally don't use interface builder, and certainly haven't used it since about XCode 3.
To do it programatically you can use this method:
[MyButton addTarget:self selector:#selector(pushNextViewController:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside]; // always use touch up inside
Keywords to look up to help you find tutorials and stuff on the internet: ibaction uinavigationcontroller pushviewcontroller:animated: popviewcontrolleranimated:

Change views in a UIViewController

I have an UIViewController with a UIToolBar at the top with 3 buttons and a UIView, when touch upInside those buttons I have to change the views that the controller has. What can I do to get my porpuse? Thanks in advance.
You probably want to use something like a UINavigationController to control the view stack and then have your button(s) call one of these methods for the Touch Up Inside action:
pushViewController:animated:
popViewControllerAnimated:
popToRootViewControllerAnimated:
popToViewController:animated:
Here is a good uinavigationcontroller-tutorial to look into.
You need to do something like this for each of the actions you set up.
In the .h file of the current viewController:
#import "OtherViewController.h"
#interface MyViewController : UIViewController
{
OtherViewController *otherViewController;
}
#property(nonatomic, retain)IBOutlet OtherViewController *otherViewController;
Then in the .m file of the current viewController you need to add the following for each IBAction (touch up inside).
At the top of the .m file add:
#synthesize otherViewController;
Then make an IBAction and put the following line of code to display the other view:
[self presentModalViewController:otherViewController animated:NO];
In your otherViewController you can dismiss itself by using:
[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:NO];
NOTE: The other thing you will need to do is create a UIViewController in Interface Builder for each of the views you plan to display. You need to then go into the identity inspector and set the Class as OtherViewController. You then need to link the IBOutlet to the OtherViewController as normal.
There is a YouTube video tutorial which covers all of what I have mentioned above. It's a nice simple way to get started.
UiViewController view property is the base view you are seeing. It could be set(replaced with another). SO replace the view object of ViewController with another view you created.
UIView * customView = [[[UIView alloc] initWIthFrame:viewFrame] autorelease];
[self setView:customView];
Here self represent the current viewController.

UIViewController not responding to presentModalViewController for modal navigation

I am trying to implement a modal navigation controller as described in the Apple iOs Guide: Combined View Controller Interfaces
I have come to the conclusion that I am missing something both obvious and stupid as I simply cannot get anything to display, I get a blank white screen.
Swapping things out I can prove that the view controller that I am using as the navigation controllers RootViewController works fine on it's own (by adding it manually as a view subChild).
Further, implementing addSubView ([self.view addSubview:navController.view]) instead of presentModalViewController seems to work OK.
Can anyone point out my simple error because I am 5 minutes short of kicking my own face :D
header
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface BaseViewController : UIViewController {
}
implementation
#import "BaseViewController.h"
#import "ScannedListViewController.h"
#import "ScannedItemViewController.h"
#implementation BaseViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad {
ScannedListViewController *listViewController = [[ScannedListViewController alloc] init];
ScannedItemViewController *itemViewController = [[ScannedItemViewController alloc] init];
UINavigationController *navController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:listViewController];
[navController pushViewController:itemViewController animated:NO];
[self presentModalViewController:navController animated:YES];
[listViewController release];
[itemViewController release];
[navController release];
[super viewDidLoad];
}
The RootControllerView is a basic test TableViewController with the following header
#interface ScannedListViewController : UITableViewController <UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource>
Thank you in advance if your able to help
Why are you presenting something modally in a view controller's viewDidLoad method? I find that odd off the top. Generally you show a modal view controller in response to some action (like tapping a button).
Is there a reason you're showing a navigation controller with a second view controller already pushed on it after the root?
You should have [super viewDidLoad] as the first line, not the last line, of the method.
You do not need to have <UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource> after UITableViewController because it already adopts those protocols. Remove that bit.

iphone switch views with buttons, SecondView over FirstView

to all im newbie developer and trying to create my first iPhone app, sorry my english not good
i trying to make 2 views and the second view display over first view, but the second view is not full screen, is 320x400 i cut 80pixels, to see the buttons from the first view... and i making that with tutorials from one book, but in book he making 1 button on first view and 1 another button in the second view... and i need 2 buttons on the first view, and can't make it. please help me... i think is very easy but i dont know how to..
with this code make in book what i reading
**FirstView.h**
#import UIKit/UIKit.h
#interface FirstView : UIViewController {
}
/--- declare an action for the Button view ---/
-(IBAction) goToSecondView:(id) sender;
#end
**FirstView.m**
#import "FirstView.h"
#import "SecondView.h"
#implementation FirstView
SecondView *secondView;
-(IBAction) goToSecondView:(id) sender{
secondView = [[SecondView alloc] initWithNibName:nil bundle:nil];
[self.view addSubview:secondView.view];
}
-(void)dealloc {
[SecondView release];
[super dealloc];
}
**SecondView.h**
#import
#interface SecondView : UIViewController {
}
/*--- action for the Return button --- */
-(IBAction) goToFirstView:(id) sender;
#end
**SecondView.m**
#import "SecondView.h"
#implementation SecondView
-(IBAction) goToFirstView:(id) sender {
[self.view removeFromSuperview];}
And after linking on Interface Builder one button (goToSecondView) on the first view, and one button on the SecondView(goToFirstView).... and i want to make this two buttons on the first view.
Help me please! , thank you.
Just put another button in the first view and move your code of goToFirstView to the FirstView controller. Then, change where you coded [self.view removeFromSuperview]; by a [secondView.view removeFromSuperview];
I suggest you to read some tutorials of how the views and viewcontrollers are designed in iPhone.

How to switch to next view when button is pressed iPhone?

here is a iPhone programming beginner's question:
How do I get to another view by pressing a button in my main view?
I have the following function which is executed when I press a button, and debugging it, he passes there, but my "Warning" view does not show up:
-(IBAction) showWarningView:(id)sender
{
if(self.showWarning == nil){
WarningViewController *nextView = [[WarningViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"Warning" bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];
self.showWarning = nextView;
[nextView release];
}
[self.navigationController pushViewController:self.showWarning animated:YES];
}
My main RootViewController looks like this:
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import "WarningViewController.h"
#interface RootViewController : UIViewController {
IBOutlet UIButton *button1;
WarningViewController *showWarning;
}
#property(nonatomic,retain) WarningViewController *showWarning;
-(IBAction) showWarningView:(id)sender;
#end
I am using the navigation control of a UITableViewController but what do I have to use to just simply show my other view when I press a button in a view-based application?
Thanks a lot!
edited
if you're using the navigation control of a UITableViewController, you probably have to push the view in you tableviewcontrollers navigation controller
this means you have pass the navigation controller of your tableviewcontroller on to your viewcontroller, then you just push it
e.g.
[self.tableViewControllersNavigationController pushViewController:self.showWarning animated:YES];
(for passing the tableViewController's navigationController on, you might have to create a delegate pattern)
Does the title in your navigation bar change? Maybe you don't have a UIView associated with your UIViewController inside your Interface Builder file.