How to add navigation controller programmatically? - iphone

In my app there is requirement that..I have 6 buttons in a nib,
when I press any button a new nib will be loaded into the window according to the button pressed. problem is after loading the new nib If I want to come back to the previous nib (which is having all the buttons) how to add navigation controller?
what I am doing now is while loading the new nib when I pressed the button
objNewViewController = [[NewViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"NewViewController" bundle:nil];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:objNewViewController animated:YES];
but by this way im not able to load the nib, it's not performing any operation?

UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:[[NewViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"NewViewController" bundle:nil]];
[self presentModalViewController:navigationController animated:YES];
[navigationController release];
And in NewViewController:
USe this to dismiss and get back to previous view.
[[self navigationController] dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];

There is a template in Xcode for a navigation based app. It does everything you describe. Well, very close at least, only the AnotherViewController in -tableView:didSelectRowAtIndexPath: is commented out.

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How to load a UICollectionViewController on clicking a button in the navigation bar?

I have a class, DisplayOptViewController, which is a subclass of UICollectionViewController.
I want to display this CollectionViewController when the user clicks a button in the Navigation Bar on my current page. I am able to load the CollectionView on button Click but the Navigation Bar is not coming. I want the user to be able to see a back button in the navigation Bar and clicking the button should take him back to the current page.
I tried to do this via storyboard as well as programmatically. When I try this via the Storyboard, the ViewController itself is not displayed and when I create the view controller object programmatically, I am not getting the Navigation Bar. Any idea how to to this?
I tried to add this code to my viewDidLoad method in DisplayOptViewController:
UINavigationBar *navBar=[[UINavigationBar alloc] init];
[[self navigationController] setNavigationBarHidden:NO animated:YES];
[self.navigationController.navigationBar addSubview:navBar];
But the Navigation Bar still didn't come. Kindly help.
update
I am loading the UICollectionView here
UICollectionViewFlowLayout *aFlowLayout = [[UICollectionViewFlowLayout alloc] init];
[aFlowLayout setItemSize:CGSizeMake(140, 50)];
[aFlowLayout setScrollDirection:UICollectionViewScrollDirectionVertical];
DisplayOptViewController *vc=[[DisplayOptViewController alloc] initWithCollectionViewLayout:aFlowLayout];
[self presentViewController:vc animated:YES completion:nil];
You have a few things that i question,
[self.navigationController.navigationBar addSubview:navBar];
you are adding a navigation bar to a navigation bar.... do this instead
[self.navigationController setNavigationBar:navBar];
second
[self presentViewController:vc animated:YES completion:nil];
you are presenting the controller.... not pushing/poping it....
[self.navigationController pushViewController:vc animated:YES];
try that in when you do it programmatically
as for the storyboard maybe you don't have the segues set up correctly, or properties not set right or something... but i can't debug it like this
If you have a navigation based project, then you have to initialize the navigation controller in the app delegate itself. Try the code below to make the navigation bar visible,
In application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions method,
self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
self.viewController = [[ViewController alloc] init];
UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:[self viewController]];
[[self window] setRootViewController:navigationController];
[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
return YES;
Now your navigation bar will appear.

How can open viewcontroller immediately on click on button

I am developing an e-com app for iPhone in which i need to open a view immediately when the user clicks on a button for the upcoming view, the data loads large images from server , to load images I am using a background thread .
Thank You
Simple, here's how to create a UIViewController and present it from within an IBAction.
- (IBAction)goToNextView:(id)sender
{
//if you are using xibs use this line
UIViewController *controller = [[UIViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"myXib" bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];
//if you are using storyboards use this line
UIViewController *controller = [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"myViewControllersID"];
//to present the controller modally use this
[self presentViewController:controller animated:NO completion:nil];
//or if you are pushing to this controller using a navigation controller use this
[self.navigationController pushViewController:controller animated:NO];
}
Be sure to pass animated NO so that the view is displayed immediately.
You need to make a button and then add its action like
-(IBAction)ButtonAction:(id)sender{
CalController *calculateView=[[CalController alloc] initWithNibName:#"CalController" bundle:nil];
[self.navigationController presentModalViewController:calculateView animated:NO];
}
You can use modal view controller for this
- (IBAction)showController:(id)sender {
SampleViewController *sampleView = [[SampleViewController alloc] init];
[self presentModalViewController:sampleView animated:YES];
}
Here it is the tutorial http://timneill.net/2010/09/modal-view-controller-example-part-1/

Storyboard and Switch Views?

I have an iPad app that uses the storyboard board feature and then I have a separate .xib file for another view. I can switch to the separate view and its fine:
-(IBAction)SecondView:(id)sender{
SecondView *Second = [[SecondView alloc] initWithNibName:nil bundle:nil];
[self presentModalViewController:Second animated:NO];
}
But when I am in the Second View and try going back I do everything the same just with the first view controller, but It just goes to a black screen:
-(IBAction)FirstView:(id)sender{
FirstView *First = [[FirstView alloc] initWithNibName:nil bundle:nil];
[self presentModalViewController:First animated:NO];
}
What do you guys think? Am I doing something wrong? What is the best way to switch views?
initWithNibName:bundle is for loading nib or xib files.
If you are loading from a storyboard, you need to use
FirstView *First= [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"IDENTIFIER"];
IDENTIFIER is defined in your storyboard, it's in the Utilities, Attributes Inspector on the right side.
HOWEVER your real problem is that you shouldn't be loading from the storyboard at all. you should just be calling
[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
That call will clean up the presentModalViewController:animated: that you used to put the modal view controller up in the first place.
You presented SecondView using presentModalViewController:animated:, so you need to dismiss it using dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:.
- (IBAction)FirstView:(id)sender
{
[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
}

Animate New View from Tab Bar Application Template XCode

I have created a new Tab Bar Application template in xcode. How should I properly setup a new view that animates in (Slide Up) when a button is pressed? I've seen this done using the NavigationController.
I've added a navigation bar and a button with an action that adds a sub view using this code:
(IBAction)newPost:(id)sender
{
// Load UIViewController from nib
PostViewController *screen = [[PostViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"PostViewController" bundle:nil];
// Add to UINavigationController's stack, i.e. the view for this UITabBarController view
[self.view addSubview:screen.view];
// Release music, no longer needed since it is retained by the navController
[screen release];
}
I'm not sure if this is what you're asking, but if you just want a new view controller to present itself modally upward just do this.
1.) New File --> View Controller
2.)
newViewcontroller *viewController = [[newViewcontroller alloc] initWithNibName:#"newViewcontroller" bundle:nil];
[self presentModalViewController:viewController animated:YES];
[viewController release];

Presented modal navigationcontroller under current navigationcontroller iphone

In my application the modal navigationcontroller that I am presenting is going under the current navigationcontroller so I'm not able to view the new navigationbar as it's disappearing under the current one.
I'm presenting the modalview on self and not self.navigationcontroller because self.navigationcontroller doesn't present the modalviewcontroller.
Also how to push a view on this modal navigationcontroller?
I'm using following code in one of my viewControllers:
fullListTopCompanies *fullListTopCompaniesInstance = [[fullListTopCompanies alloc] initWithNibName:#"fullListTopCompanies" bundle:nil];
UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc]
initWithRootViewController:fullListTopCompaniesInstance];
fullListTopCompaniesInstance.navigationController.navigationItem.title = #"F";
[self presentModalViewController:navigationController animated:YES];
[navigationController release];
[fullListTopCompaniesInstance release];
Can anybody please help?
Thanx in advance.
use animated with transition
according to me you have to change the animation style
i done it before but forgot the code i will post it when i get it
self.navigationController.navigationItem.title = #"F";
Add the above line of code in viewDidLoad method of "fullListTopCompanies" class.
Actually your navigation bar hides because of the modal view and modal view by default doesnt have Navigation bar.To add a navigation bar to modal view you can try the below code:
In Header File
IBOutlet fullListTopCompanies *fullListTopCompaniesInstance;
In Implementation File
UINavigationController *nav = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithNibName:#"fullListTopCompanies" bundle:nil];
[self presentModalViewController:nav animated:YES];
[nav release];
Also on the "fullListTopCompanies" View Controller dont forget to put a left navigation bar button item for dismissing the modal view.
So add that left bar button (Ideally Cancel Button on navigation bar) and event handler for that left barr button should contain the code
[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
Hope this helps.