Hide/Show TabBar in ViewController loops - ios

Situation:
I have a few ViewControllers (all with a NavigationBar) embedded in a TabBarController. I have one specific ViewController (VC1) where I don't want to show the TabBar. From there you can go to another specific ViewController (VC2), where the TabBar needs to be shown again.
My solution:
VC1
self.hidesBottomBarWhenPushed is set to true by default
override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {
self.hidesBottomBarWhenPushed = false
}
override func viewWillDisappear(animated: Bool) {
self.hidesBottomBarWhenPushed = true
}
VC2
override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {
self.hidesBottomBarWhenPushed = true
}
override func viewWillDisappear(animated: Bool) {
self.hidesBottomBarWhenPushed = false
}
So far so good. This seems to be working, but you can push another VC1 from VC2 (Same controller with different content) and of course push another VC2 from VC1 again and so on.
The Problem:
As soon as VC2 is pushed twice from a VC1 the TabBar is always hidden.
When you hit the back button to go from a VC1 back to a VC2 the TabBar is always hidden.

Customize only VC1
override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {
self.tabBarController?.tabBar.hidden = true
}
override func viewWillDisappear(animated: Bool) {
self.tabBarController?.tabBar.hidden = false
}
It is simpler architecture

Do not put the logic in viewWillDisappear or prepareForSegue since you do not know what kind of behavior the view controller that is about to be presented wants. Put the logic inside viewWillAppear instead.
Let every ViewController handle its own desired behavior and do not try to anticipate what the destination wants. Especially because you do not always know what the reason for viewWillDisappear or prepareForSegue is - therefore you cannot react accordingly.

Try change property in needed VC:
self.navigationController.toolbarHidden = YES;

Try these code in viewWillApear for hide or unhide , it'll work fine .
For VC1 : - In this you want always hide then add this code
override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {
self.tabBarController?.tabBar.hidden = true
}
For VC2 : - In this you want always show then add this code
override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {
self.tabBarController?.tabBar.hidden = false
}
Try this code , Its working fine . I also tried this code in sample project.

Related

UITabbar disappearing even with navigation controller

I have embedded a viewController in a NavigationController and set it as the rootViewController. Then I connected the TabBarController to the NavigationController. I have a button in the LessonViewController that shows the PurchaseViewController, and then a back button in the PurchaseViewController which shows the LessonViewController. However, the tab bar was still present in the PurchaseViewController so I ticked hideBottomBarOnPush, which solved this problem, however, when I segued back to the LessonViewController the tab bar had disappeared.
Any ideas?
The following image is what my storyboard looks like now:
Similar to barb’s code, I got this to work, while enabling “hide bottom toolbar when pushed” and then popping the view controller:
override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {
super.viewWillAppear(animated)
self.tabBarController?.tabBar.hidden = false
}
You should do following way,
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
if segue.identifier == "Your_Identifier" {
hidesBottomBarWhenPushed = true
DispatchQueue.main.async { self.hidesBottomBarWhenPushed = false }
}
}
It will show TabBar reappears while segue back.

How do I make navigation bar to show in root viewcontroller A the second time it's presented? (A>B>A)

I'm developing a shopping list like app where I have a Navigation Controller and the root view controller is the screen where the user can search for products (SearchViewController). When the user selects a product it segues to DetailViewController. This view has an option to check out or add more products. If users click on "Add more products" I have to segue to SearchViewController so they can search for more products. I want to present this VC again but I want the Nav Bar to show this time since I want to be able to go back if I decide not to add any other products.
Right now I'm sending the shoppingContext in the segue to determine from the SearchVC if I come from "DetailsVC" or not.
I think there's a problem with the way I'm adding view controllers to the navigation stack, but I've never encountered a problem like this and don't know what else to try.
With my current implementation (performSegue from DetailsVC to SearchVC) any time I click on a new item it segues twice to the Details screen, which I suspect may also be caused by the same navigation stack issue.
I tried creating a new object of SearchVC and pushing it to the stack instead of performing the segue but it didn't work either.
What can I do to fix it?
Basically, in detailsVC I do the following:
let segueAction = SegueAction(name: "segueToSearch", preparer: {
destinationVC in
if
let activeVC = destinationVC as? SearchViewController
{
activeVC.shoppingList = self.shoppingViewModel.shoppingList
}
})
performSegue(withIdentifier: segueAction.name, sender: segueAction)
The segue "segueToSearch" is a Show (push) type segue.
Then in the SearchVC I check if shoppingList != nil and if so do:
navigationController?.setNavigationBarHidden(false, animated: false)
If I check if the navigation bar is hidden it returns false but I still don't see it.
Hi it's pretty straight forward. Answer can be found here:
Navigation bar show/hide
[[self navigationController] setNavigationBarHidden:NO animated:YES];
And I would put a property to check in the viewWillApear.
-- EDIT: --
TESTED: I added it to a button action, works also in the viewDidAppear when dismiss back from to detail.
Hope it helps.
class ViewController: UIViewController {
var didHideNav: Bool = false
#IBAction func changeHidden(_ sender: UIButton) {
if !didHideNav {
print("Should Be Hidden")
self.navigationController?.setNavigationBarHidden(true, animated: true)
didHideNav = true
}else{
print("Should Be Visible")
self.navigationController?.setNavigationBarHidden(false, animated: true)
didHideNav = false
}
}
override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
if !didHideNav {
print("Should Be Hidden")
self.navigationController?.setNavigationBarHidden(true, animated: true)
didHideNav = true
}else{
print("Should Be Visible")
self.navigationController?.setNavigationBarHidden(false, animated: true)
didHideNav = false
}
}
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
}

Hide navigationBar on push not working

I'm trying to push to a viewController, however i wan't to hide the navigationBar in this viewController. However it does not seem to apply even though i've set below before pushing?
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
let cameraViewController = ALCameraViewController(croppingEnabled: false) { image in
// Do something with your image here.
// If cropping is enabled this image will be the cropped version
}
cameraViewController.navigationController?.setNavigationBarHidden(true, animated: false)
self.navigationController?.pushViewController(cameraViewController, animated: true)
}
the alternate way . you can directly hide/show the navigation bar on cameraViewController
-(void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated{
[super viewWillAppear:animated];
[self.navigationController setNavigationBarHidden:YES]; //it hides
}
-(void)viewWillDisappear:(BOOL)animated{
[super viewWillDisappear:animated];
[self.navigationController setNavigationBarHidden:NO]; // it shows
}
--- In swift ---
override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {
self.navigationController?.navigationBarHidden = true
}
override func viewWillDisappear(animated: Bool) {
self.navigationController?.navigationBarHidden = false
}
--- Swift 4.0 ---
override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
self.navigationController?.isNavigationBarHidden = true
}
override func viewWillDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {
self.navigationController?.isNavigationBarHidden = false
}
Your code isn't working because trying to access navigationController property when it's equal to nil (quote from docs: "This property is nil if the view controller is not embedded inside a navigation controller.")
So, if you need to hide navigation bar in specified view controller use code from Keyur, or, if you can't modify code of this view controller and can't subclass it, you can hide/show navigation bar inside - navigationController:willShowViewController:animated: in your navigation controller delegate
In the storyboards you need select your ViewController and go to Editor->Embebed In->Navigation Controller. I have two Navigation Controllers, one in the root and another follow my ViewController. And the navigationBarHidden true or false, works perfectly for me, in my case.

Set NavigationBar for Destination ViewController Only

I have a ViewController called SourceViewController that is embedded in a NavigationController.
SourceViewController segues to DestinationViewController upon UITableViewCell selection.
I want to hide the navigation bar on SourceViewController, but display it on DestinationViewController in order to show the Back button.
So, in SourceViewController:
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
self.navigationController?.navigationBar.hidden = true
}
And in DestinationViewController:
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
self.navigationController?.navigationBar.hidden = false
}
However, when I tap "Back" in DestinationViewController to return to SourceViewController, the navigationBar reappears in SourceViewController
The next 'obvious' step would be to set navigationBar.hidden = false in viewDidAppear in SourceViewController, however this smells for many reasons: mainly DRYness but also when returning to SourceViewController, there is a delay in hiding the navigationBar, and it is visible for a split second.
How do I solve this problem?
I think this will work, hiding the navigation bar. before appearing/disappearing the view.
override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {
navigationController?.navigationBarHidden = true
super.viewWillAppear(animated)
}
override func viewWillDisappear(animated: Bool) {
navigationController?.navigationBarHidden = true
super.viewWillDisappear(animated)
}
Check ViewController lifecycle Looking to understand the iOS UIViewController lifecycle .
When you start the program viewDidLoad is called and everything is ok, but when you go back from detailController, viewDidLoad is not called, just change this line (self.navigationController?.navigationBar.hidden = true) in viewWillApear and everything must be ok.

Navigation bar not showing iOS swift

I am having multiple view controller in my application. I want to hide navigationbar in my first view controller. So I use the following code to hide the navigation bar
navigationController?.setNavigationBarHidden(navigationController?.navigationBarHidden == false, animated: true);
Now I want to add navigation bar in some other viewController but, my navigation bar not visible in that viewcontroller. Why it is happening?
My storyboard showing the navigation bar but once I try to run my application it is gone.
If I hide navigation bar from one view controller then we can't use navigation controller, Is it so? I hope I am wrong. Then what are the reasons for navigation bar not shown?
EDIT:
Also I want my view controller in portrait mode only. So I did the following Is that causing the issue?
extension UINavigationController{
public override func shouldAutorotate() -> Bool {
if (UIDevice.currentDevice().orientation == UIDeviceOrientation.LandscapeLeft ||
UIDevice.currentDevice().orientation == UIDeviceOrientation.LandscapeRight ||
UIDevice.currentDevice().orientation == UIDeviceOrientation.Unknown) {
return false
}
else {
return true
}
}
public override func supportedInterfaceOrientations() -> UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
return [UIInterfaceOrientationMask.Portrait ,UIInterfaceOrientationMask.PortraitUpsideDown]
}
}
Edit 1:
I am using following code to move from one view controller not link from the storyboard. Is that causing issue now?
let storyboard = UIStoryboard(name: "Main", bundle: nil)
let secondViewController = storyboard.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("HomeVC")
presentViewController(secondViewController, animated: false, completion: nil)
Edit 2:
Please check my following screenshots. Which are my settings for secondview controller
Edit 3:
Here is my navigation controller attribute inspector
Navigation Controller is a controller, which has stack of view controllers. So if you have something like this:
NAV -> A -> (segue) B
Even if you'll hide navigation bar you still should be able to make segues. Also can't you just unhide navigation bar in second (B) view controller in viewWillAppear? And in first the same way hide it on viewWillAppear.
edit: Final solution to the problem:
Use:
let controller = storyboard.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("HomeVC")
self.navigationController!.pushViewController(controller)
instead of:
let secondViewController = storyboard.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("HomeVC")
presentViewController(secondViewController, animated: false, completion: nil)
Because pushViewController will add secondViewController to its stack. presentViewController was replacing your navigation controller that's why you couldn't see navigation bar.
override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
super.viewWillAppear(animated)
// Hide the navigation bar on the this view controller
self.navigationController?.setNavigationBarHidden(true, animated: animated)
}
override func viewWillDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {
super.viewWillDisappear(animated)
// Show the navigation bar on other view controllers
self.navigationController?.setNavigationBarHidden(false, animated: animated)
}
in viewDidLoad method of the view controller in which you don't want to show navigation bar add the line
navigationController.navigationBarHidden = true
you are presently hiding in all view controllers
Edit: You are presenting view controller instead it should be
self.navigationController!.pushViewController(controller)
do like in viewcontroller based hidden using Swift 4.0
To hide navigationController in viewWillAppear
override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {
super.viewWillAppear(animated)
self.navigationController?.isNavigationBarHidden = true
}
To unhide navigationController in viewWillDisappear
override func viewWillDisappear(animated: Bool)
{
super.viewWillDisappear(animated)
self.navigationController?.isNavigationBarHidden = false
}
I am having same requirement in my swift project.
this is how I have handled Navigation bar
Make sure your first screen is embedded into Navigation controller
example we have two screens A and B
In screen A you need to hide navigation bar in viewWillAppear
override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool)
{
super.viewWillAppear(animated)
//hide navigation for screen A
self.navigationController?.navigationBarHidden = true
}
for enabling Navigation in screen B
you need to add below code in screen A
override func prepareForSegue(segue: (UIStoryboardSegue!), sender: AnyObject!)
{
if (segue.identifier == "screen B's segue identifier here")
{
//enable navigation for screen B
navigationController?.setNavigationBarHidden(navigationController?.navigationBarHidden == false, animated: true)
}
}
Using above style, I can enable or disable navigation bar for specific screen, whenever I want
If you need to have this navigation bar hidden only in this controller, the best way is to show it in viewWillDisappear() and hide in viewWillAppear().
It's too late to reply and there are other good answers but I would like to share what worked for me.
let controller = self.storyboard?.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("HomeVC")
self.navigationController!.pushViewController(controller!, animated:true)

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