Modal presentation of UITableViewController from UITabBarController - ios

So as per title, I'm trying to present a UITableViewController from a UITabBarController. If you look at the video I've attached, on the third tab, it presents a view controller modally. Which is what I want to achieve.
https://vid.me/B0oy
I've been searching all day for a solution, and I yet I've tried them, but it doesn't work.
This is currently how I do it. I add this line of code in the view controller of my first tab.
self.tabBarController?.delegate = UIApplication.sharedApplication().delegate as? UITabBarControllerDelegate
And this is inside my AppDelegate.
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, UITabBarControllerDelegate {
var window: UIWindow?
func tabBarController(tabBarController: UITabBarController, shouldSelectViewController viewController: UIViewController) -> Bool {
if viewController is YourViewController {
if let newVC = tabBarController.storyboard?.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("YourVCStoryboardIdentifier") {
tabBarController.presentViewController(newVC, animated: true, completion: nil)
return false
}
}
return true
}
func setStatusBarBackgroundColor(color: UIColor) {
guard let statusBar = UIApplication.sharedApplication().valueForKey("statusBarWindow")?.valueForKey("statusBar") as? UIView else {
return
}
statusBar.backgroundColor = color
}
func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool {
// Override point for customization after application launch.
setStatusBarBackgroundColor(UIColor.lightGrayColor())
return true
}

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Tabbar controller unexpected dismiss behavior

I have a UITabBarController with two childs (A and B) and I present a third controller C from UITabBarController but if I call dismiss on controller A, controller C gets dismissed.
How can this happen even if controller C is not part of controller A's hierarchy? If this is the default behavior can I change it?
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
var window: UIWindow?
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
self.window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.main.bounds)
let tab = UITabBarController()
let a = A()
let b = B()
tab.viewControllers = [a, b]
window?.rootViewController = tab
window?.makeKeyAndVisible()
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now()+5) {
tab.present(C(), animated: true, completion: nil)
}
return true
}
}
class A: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
view.backgroundColor = .red
}
override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
super.viewDidAppear(animated)
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now()+10) {
self.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
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Items of UITabBarController not showing

I am trying to implement bottom navigation bar for my iOS application. However, when I am creating tabBarItem, it is not showing on TabBar. TabBar is displaying correctly. I cannot figure out where is the problem, any help will be very appreciated.
If any additional information is required, please give me a sign. My code (simplified):
AppDelegate:
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, GIDSignInDelegate {
var window: UIWindow?
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.main.bounds)
window?.makeKeyAndVisible()
window?.rootViewController = TabBarController()
return true
}
}
TabBarController:
class TabBarController: UITabBarController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let homeController = HomeController()
let navigationController = UINavigationController(rootViewController: homeController)
navigationController.title = "Home"
navigationController.tabBarItem.image = UIImage(named: "icon")
viewControllers = [homeController]
}
}
HomeController:
class HomeController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
self.tabBarController?.tabBar.isHidden = false
}
}
EDIT:
I removed not crucial parts of the code, like isLoggedIn() function call, mentioned in the comments and changed MainNavigationController to TabBarController.
According to Matts answer I also changed this line in a TabBarController (but still bar item is not showing for some reason):
viewControllers = [navigationController]
The problem is this line:
viewControllers = [homeController]
homeController is not navigationController. So what happened to navigationController? Nothing. It vanished in a puff of smoke. You created navigationController but then you threw it away.
So nothing you say about navigationController and its configuration (including its tab bar item) has any effect; it is not in the interface (or anywhere else).
This is my complete test code (based on your code):
#UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
var window: UIWindow?
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.main.bounds)
window?.makeKeyAndVisible()
window?.rootViewController = MainNavigationController()
return true
}
}
class MainNavigationController: UITabBarController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let homeController = HomeController()
let navigationController = UINavigationController(rootViewController: homeController)
navigationController.tabBarItem.title = "MyCoolTitle"
viewControllers = [navigationController] // not [homeController]
}
}
class HomeController: UIViewController {
}

Calling delegate function from AppDelegate not working

I am trying to call delegate function in AppDelegate, but seems like it never get invoked.
import UIKit
#UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate,appdelegate {
var window: UIWindow?
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
if let navigationController = window?.rootViewController, let
viewController = navigationController.childViewControllers.first as? ViewController {
viewController.delegate = self
}
// Override point for customization after application launch.
return true
}
func callfromDelegte(indicator: UIActivityIndicatorView) {
indicator.stopAnimating()
}
ViewController-:
import UIKit
protocol appdelegate:class {
func callfromDelegte(indicator:UIActivityIndicatorView)
}
class ViewController: UIViewController {
#IBOutlet weak var indicator: UIActivityIndicatorView!
weak var delegate:appdelegate?
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
indicator.startAnimating()
indicator.hidesWhenStopped = true
}
#IBAction func rotateAction(_ sender: UIButton) {
if delegate != nil{
delegate?.callfromDelegte(indicator: indicator)
}
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
}
Delegate is always nil, it never goes inside function. What is that i don't
now about delegates yet? How does Google GIDSignInDelegate and its delegate functions get called inside AppDelegate from controller class? I know it might be very stupid question but I would still like to know.Thanks
Ok it worked as i have not embeded my controller with navigationController. So it was not going inside if let. It worked simply like this-:
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
// if let navigationController = window?.rootViewController, let
// viewController = navigationController.childViewControllers.first as? ViewController {
// viewController.delegate = self
// }
// Override point for customization after application launch.
let controller = window?.rootViewController as! ViewController
controller.delegate = self
return true
}
You cannot create the Viewcontroller object directly and set the delegate inside your app delegate. You need to access the Viewcontroller object first because it is the inside the rootViewController so you need to implement like this
if let navigationController = window?.rootViewController, let
viewController = navigationController.childViewControllers.first as? ViewController {
viewController.delegate = self
}
You can try to get AppDelegate instance from shared application. Hope it will help
This is Swift 3
#IBAction func rotateAction(_ sender: UIButton) {
let delegate = UIApplication.shared.delegate as? AppDelegate
delegate?.callfromDelegte(indicator: indicator)
}

iOS10: Hide status bar when using a UITabBarController()

I have a UITabBarController() that I use and assign in AppDelegate:
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
showTabBar()
return true
}
func showTabBar() {
let tabBarVC = TabBarVC()
if let window = self.window {
window.rootViewController = tabBarVC
}
}
I have the following key is in info.plist:
In my Target under General, I have the following setting:
I use the following code in one of my tabs to hide the Status Bar:
class ViewController: UIViewController {
var statusBarShouldBeHidden = false
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
}
override var prefersStatusBarHidden: Bool {
return statusBarShouldBeHidden
}
override var preferredStatusBarUpdateAnimation: UIStatusBarAnimation {
return .slide
}
#IBAction func buttonHideShowStatusBarTapped(_ sender: UIButton) {
statusBarShouldBeHidden = !statusBarShouldBeHidden
UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.25) {
self.setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate()
print("animating")
}
}
}
When the button is tapped, "animating" prints in the log; however, the status bar does not hide.
I am not sure if this is related to UITabBarController(), but the code above seems to work fine in a project without it.
How can I hide the status bar in iOS10 when using UITabBarController()?
You have taken TabBarVC as UIViewController subclass rather than UITabBarController subclass and then initialised and added the UITabBarController instance to it's view, I think TabBarVC should be subclass of UITabBarController and should be the rootViewController of the window. If you change the TabBarVC to subclass of UITabbarViewController status bar is working fine. Check the code below
class TabBarVC: UITabBarController, UITabBarControllerDelegate, UINavigationControllerDelegate {
//var mainTabBarController = UITabBarController() //not needed
init() {
super.init(nibName: nil, bundle: nil)
self.delegate = self
self.navigationController?.delegate = self
self.selectedIndex = 0
self.customizableViewControllers = []
self.setViewControllers(self.topLevelControllers(), animated: false)
}
You need to setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate() in your root view controller, i.e. TabBarVC. Here is the solution:
Override prefersStatusBarHidden in TabBarVC to return value of selectedViewController
override var prefersStatusBarHidden: Bool {
return mainTabBarController.selectedViewController?.prefersStatusBarHidden ?? false
}
Add reference to TabBarVC in ViewController class
var tabBarVC: UIViewController?
Set tabBarVC variable on topLevelControllers() method
let one = self.viewControllerFromStoryBoard(storyboardName: "One",
sceneName: "Initial",
iconName: "",
title: "Tab One") as! ViewController
one.tabBarVC = self
Finally, on your #IBAction update your status bar
self.tabBarVC?.setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate()

How to switch between uiViews from a non UIView class

So here's the situation. I have an app which presents a tabBarController as its root view controller, with a number of tabItems. So here's the setup in my app delegate
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
var window: UIWindow?
func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool {
let vc1 = VC1(nibName: "VC1", bundle: nil)
let vc2 = VC2(nibName: "VC2", bundle: nil)
let menuTabBarController = MenuTabBarController(nibName: "MenuTabBarController", bundle: nil)
menuTabBarController.viewControllers = [VC1,VC2]
window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds)
window?.rootViewController = menuTabBarController
window?.makeKeyAndVisible()
//Setup tab bar
UITabBar.appearance().barTintColor = UIColor.blackColor()
let IMG1 = UIImage(named: "img2.png")
let IMG2 = UIImage(named: "img2.png")
VC1.tabBarItem = UITabBarItem(
title: "View 1",
image: IMG1,
tag: 1)
VC2.tabBarItem = UITabBarItem(
title: "View 2",
image: IMG2,
tag:2)
return true
}
func applicationWillResignActive(application: UIApplication) {
}
func applicationDidEnterBackground(application: UIApplication) {
}
}
So notice I have two UIViewController classes(VC1 and VC2) nested within the menuTabBar. Now from menuTabBar class, I can easily switch between the views like so
class MenuTabBarController: UITabBarController,UITabBarControllerDelegate{
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
self.delegate = self//Set tabbarcontroller delegate
}
// UITabBarControllerDelegate
func tabBarController(tabBarController: UITabBarController, didSelectViewController viewController: UIViewController) {
tabBarController.selectedIndex = 1;//Say I wanted to transition to VC2
}
}
But What I ultimately want to do is to be able to switch between the two UIViewControllers from another class that is not a UIViewController. I attempted something like this
class Actions(){
func someFunctionThatSwitchesToVC2(){
//So I create a reference to appDelegate which in turn, is supposed to reference the tab bar and switch between its child views
let appDelegate = UIApplication.sharedApplication().delegate as! AppDelegate
let tabBarController: UITabBarController = (appDelegate.window?.rootViewController as? UITabBarController)!
tabBarController.selectedIndex = 1
}
}
When I run the someFucntionThatSwitchesToVC2, I get this error "fatal error: Index out of range". Obviously I'm not doing something right. Any ideas greatly appreciated
PS, When I do tabBarController.selectedIndex = 0, I don't get the error but nothing happen
I think you are doing typo while assigning ViewControllers. Change this line:
menuTabBarController.viewControllers = [VC1,VC2]
with below line:
menuTabBarController.viewControllers = [vc1,vc2]

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