I have a simple application with the following structure:
'A': Standalone view controller with a WebView
'B': Navigation controller
'C': Root View Controller in 'B', a TableView of all stores
When the URL of the WebView in 'A' becomes something specific (http://www.mysite.com/store), I need to:
Push to 'C'
Send a string to be used in 'C'
How can I achieve this?
Here you can do with delegate methods
// This is your root ViewController to call delegate methods
#import "ThirdViewController.h"
#import "SecondViewController.h"
#interface ViewController ()<ThirdViewControllerDelegate>
#end
#implementation ViewController
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark ThirdViewController Delegate Method
// Implementation of delegate methods in your Root ViewController
-(void)didSelectValue:(NSString *)value{
NSLog(#"%#",value);
}
// Pass the last Vc delegate to the next ViewController
-(void)gotoSeconddVc{
SecondViewController *vc2=[[SecondViewController alloc]init];
vc2.lastDelegate=self;
[self.navigationController pushViewController:vc2 animated:YES];
}
#import "ThirdViewController.h"
#interface SecondViewController : UIViewController
#property(nonatomic,retain) id <ThirdViewControllerDelegate> lastDelegate;
#end
-(void)gotoThirdVc{
ThirdViewController *vc3=[[ThirdViewController alloc]init];
vc3.delegate=self.lastDelegate;
[self.navigationController pushViewController:vc3 animated:YES];
}
Implementation of last viewcontroller
#implementation ThirdViewController
-(void)btnDoneClicked{
[self.navigationController popToRootViewControllerAnimated:YES];
[self.delegate didSelectValue:strValue]; //call delegate methods here
}
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I have two view controllers in my project ViewController and SecondViewController and my ViewController has a button which performs a popover segue to SecondViewController then in my SecondViewController I have a button which I would like to use to a call a method from ViewController and I assumed it was possible using [self presentingViewController] but that pointer is set to nil so I'm not quite sure how to call a method in the first ViewController inside the SecondViewController after a popover segue.
This is the code for my ViewController.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface ViewController : UIViewController
- (IBAction)dosegue:(id)sender;
-(void)tobecalledfromseguepopover;
#end
ViewController.m
#import "ViewController.h"
#interface ViewController ()
#end
#implementation ViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender{
}
-(void)tobecalledfromseguepopover{
NSLog(#"Called from segue popover");
}
- (IBAction)dosegue:(id)sender {
[self performSegueWithIdentifier:#"segueforpopup" sender:self];
}
#end
SecondViewController.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import "ViewController.h"
#interface SecondViewController : UIViewController
- (IBAction)returntocaller:(id)sender;
#end
SecondViewController.m
#import "SecondViewController.h"
#interface SecondViewController()
#end
#implementation SecondViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
- (IBAction)returntocaller:(id)sender {
[self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:^{
ViewController* caller = (ViewController*)[self presentingViewController];
if(caller!=nil){
[caller tobecalledfromseguepopover];
}else{
NSLog(#"nil");
}
}];
}
#end
My UI
So any ideas on how I can call tobecalledfromseguepopover inside SecondViewController after the segue? Also is there a way for SecondViewCOntroller to know it's being called from a segue popover?
The usual thing is a delegate architecture. Give the popover a delegate property and set it to self in your prepareForSegue. Now the popover knows where to find the first view controller.
This is often combined with a protocol so that the popover knows the name of the method to be called without worrying about the class of the first view controller, but that part isn’t crucial, especially in Objective C.
I'd like to trigger a message from viewController to another viewController.
And I coded like below, but viewController didn't call delegate.
I want to call delegate without stroyboard. I just want to send a message to another viewController.
viewController2.h
#protocol ViewController2Delegate;
#interface ViewController2 : UIViewController
#property (nonatomic, weak) id<ViewController2Delegate> delegate;
#end
#protocol ViewController2Delegate <NSObject>
- (void)showSomethingByDelegate;
#end
viewController2.m
#import "ViewController2.h"
#interface ViewController2 ()
#end
#implementation ViewController2
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
- (IBAction)buttonPressed:(id)sender {
[self.delegate showSomethingByDelegate];
}
#end
viewController.m
#import "ViewController.h"
#import "ViewController2.h"
#interface ViewController ()
<ViewController2Delegate>
#end
#implementation ViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
ViewController2 *vc2 = [[ViewController2 alloc] init];
vc2.delegate = self;
}
// Below method was not called by delegate.
- (void)showSomethingByDelegate {
NSLog(#"Button Was Pressed!!!");
}
#end
well let me show an example more simple.
File: firstVC.h
/* This define the protocol object,
you can write methods required or optional the diference is when
the protocol is used in a class, xcode show you a yellow warning with required methods
like UITableViewDelegate, UITextFieldDelegate... */
#protocol firstVCDelegate <NSObject>
#required
- (void)didMessageFromOtherViewController: (NSString *)messageStr;
#optional
- (void)didOtherMessageNotRequired: (NSString *)messageStr;
#end
/* This is the definition of first UIViewController */
#interface firstViewController : UIViewController
#end
/* This is the definition of second UIViewController object with
a property that is our protocol 'firstVCDelegate' */
#interface secondViewController : UIViewController
#property (nonatomic, weak) id <firstVCDelegate> firstVCDelegate;
- (void)executeDelegateProcess;
#end
File: firstVC.m
#import "firstVC.h"
#pragma mark - First UIViewController with delegate
#interface firstViewController() <firstVCDelegate>
#end
#implementation firstViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
// Creating the 'secondViewController' object with delegate on this class
secondViewController *svc = [secondViewController new];
// Assign the delegate class
[svc setFirstVCDelegate: self];
// Run the delegate logic
[svc executeDelegateProcess];
}
- (void)didMessageFromOtherViewController:(NSString *)messageStr
{
// Receiving the message from the instance of our protocol in the 'secondViewController' class
NSLog(#"MESSAGE #1: %#", messageStr);
}
- (void)didOtherMessageNotRequired:(NSString *)messageStr
{
// Receiving the message in optional method
NSLog(#"MESSAGE #2: %#", messageStr);
}
#end
#pragma mark - Second UIViewController
#implementation secondViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
}
- (void)setFirstVCDelegate:(id<firstVCDelegate>)firstVCDelegate
{
if (firstVCDelegate)
_firstVCDelegate = firstVCDelegate;
}
- (void)executeDelegateProcess
{
// This method is only for demo
// You can execute your delegate in the way you need to use
if (_firstVCDelegate) {
[_firstVCDelegate didMessageFromOtherViewController: #"Hello world, using the required method from secondViewController class"];
[_firstVCDelegate didOtherMessageNotRequired: #"Hello code using the optional method"];
}
}
#end
In your appDelegate.m in the method didFinishLaunchingWithOptions you can put this, and you need to #import "firstVC.h"
self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame: [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
self.window.autoresizesSubviews = YES;
[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
[_window setRootViewController: [firstViewController new]];
Execute and see two logs messages, I hope I've helped :)
ViewController2 *vc2 = [[ViewController2 alloc] init];
This line of code is not doing what you think it is, this is creating a NEW instance of ViewController2 and storing it inside the variable vc2. At no point (based on your code) is this variable added to the navigation stack and displayed on screen.
Edit
Also as noticed by Holex, your vc2 variable will be removed from memory after the viewDidLoad is finished as you are not holding onto a reference of it. You would either need to create a property to hold onto it, or push it onto the navigation stack for the navigationController to hold onto it.
There are multiple ways to solve this issue:
Instead of creating a new viewController2, find a reference to the one already displayed on the screen (if it is on the screen).
If its not on the navigation stack, add vc2 to the navigation stack [self.navigationController pushViewController:vc2 animated:YES]; (assuming you have a navigation controller).
If not on the stack, and not intending to use a navigationController, present vc2 modally, such as [self presentViewController:vc2 animated:YES completion:nil];
I am trying to send string from Second VC to First VC. I have assigned delegate to first VC and given protocol in second VC but I don't see the method in First VC is being called when Second VC sends some data.
Code
First VC
FirstViewController.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import "SecondViewController.h"
#interface FirstViewController : UIViewController <cellDelegate>
#end
FirstViewController.m
- (void)printString:(NSString *)string{
NSLog(#"Received string: %#",string);
}
SecondViewController.h
#protocol cellDelegate <NSObject>
- (void)printString:(NSString *)string{
#end
#interface SecondViewController : UIViewController
#property (nonatomic, weak) id <cellDelegate> delegate;
#end
SecondViewController.m
- (IBAction)buttonPressed:(id)sender {
if ([self.delegate respondsToSelector:#selector(printString:)]) {
[self.delegate printString:#"arrow"]];
}
}
Any help is greatly appreciated.
You forgot to do
SecondViewcontroller *vc;
vc.delegate=self;
On first view controller
Maybe you just forgot to assign your secondViewController.delegate to self.
1- In first viewController, before pushing secondViewController, with that SecondViewController instance do:
secondViewController.delegate = self;
I can not comment, so if this does not work out just let me know or share more code.
When you navigate from one VC to Second VC you can set the delegate.
SecondViewcontroller *secondVC = [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"SecondViewcontroller"];
secondVC.delegate = self;
[self.navigationController pushViewController:secondVC animated:YES];
This code writes on FirstViewController. Hope it helps you.
I have a Controller A and there is a UIButton, which on click I am presenting a new Controller B. But the problem is that the controller B is first embedded with a NAV. So ultimately I am presenting the UINavigationController.
Now there is a UIButton in Controller B on which the controller will dismiss and a delegate should be passed on controller A with some message
Controller A UIButtonCode
- (IBAction)summaryButtonClick:(id)sender {
UIStoryboard* storyBoard=[UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:#"Main" bundle:nil];
UINavigationController* summaryVC=[storyBoard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"SummaryNavVC"];
[self presentViewController:summaryVC animated:YES completion:nil];
summaryVC=nil;
}
Now Controller B
.h file
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#protocol SummaryViewWhatsNewDelegate <NSObject>
#required
- (void) SummaryViewWhatsNew:(NSString*)title;
#end
#interface SummaryViewController :
UIViewController<UITableViewDataSource,UITableViewDelegate>
{
id <SummaryViewWhatsNewDelegate> _delegate;
}
#property (nonatomic,strong) id delegate;
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UITableView *summaryTableView;
- (IBAction)closeSummaryView:(id)sender;
#end
.m
//Button Click
[self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:^{
[_delegate SummaryViewWhatsNew:#"Sales Triggers Filter"];
}];
I have already made the implementation of delegate in my Controller A
.h
#interface ControllerA : UIViewController<SummaryViewWhatsNewDelegate>
.m of Controller A
#pragma mark -ControllerB Delegate
-(void)SummaryViewWhatsNew:(NSString *)title{
NSLog(#"Delegate Called");
}
In this case I know I haven't provided the delegate.self part as I am presenting the NAV controller and not the Controller B
So I made a Object in viewDidLoad and Controller *B and set the delegate to self. But it doesn't work and delegate is never called
On the other hand if I only present the Cntroller B without Navigation and just before presenting I keep the b.delegate=self, it works.
Another alternate can be firing Notifications. But I want to work with delegates.
So is there any way to call the delegate of the presented view controller which is embedded by Nav. Any help will be highly appreciated.
Well I got the answer
We have to fetch the Controller object from NAV
Where I a presenting I just need to add these lines and it worked
UIStoryboard* storyBoard=[UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:#"Main" bundle:nil];
UINavigationController* summaryVC=[storyBoard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"SummaryNavVC"];
//Add These lines in order to get the object of Controller B.
// SummaryViewController is my Controller B
SummaryViewController* summary=[[summaryVC viewControllers] objectAtIndex:0];
summary.delegate=self;
[self presentViewController:summaryVC animated:YES completion:nil];
And it worked.
In a view, let's call it firstView I created a secondView as follows and pushed it if certain thing happened in the firstView:
SecondViewController *secondVC = [[secondViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"SecondViewController" bundle:nil];
[self.navigationController pushViewController:secondVC animated:YES];
[secondVC release];
Now when I'm in the secondView if let say a button is pressed I want to go back to firstView and also pass back a value from secondView to the firstView (let say an integer value of a textfield from secondView to the firstView).
Here is what I tried:
#protocol SecondViewControllerDelegate;
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import "firstViewController.h"
#interface SecondViewController : UIViewController <UITextFieldDelegate>
{
UITextField *xInput;
id <SecondViewControllerDelegate> delegate;
}
- (IBAction)useXPressed:(UIButton *)sender;
#property (assign) id <SecondViewControllerDelegate> delegate;
#property (retain) IBOutlet UITextField *xInput;
#end
#protocol SecondViewControllerDelegate
- (void)secondViewController:(SecondViewController *)sender xValue:(int)value;
#end
And in the m file
- (IBAction)useXPressed:(UIButton *)sender
{
[self.delegate secondViewController:self xValue:1234]; // 1234 is just for test
}
And then in the firstView I did:
#import "SecondViewController.h"
#interface FirstViewController : UITableViewController <SecondViewControllerDelegate> {
}
#end
And implemented:
- (void) secondViewController:(SecondViewController *)sender xValue:(int)value
{
[self.navigationController popViewControllerAnimated:YES];
}
Now, the problem is for one in FirstViewController I get the warning that "No definition of protocol "SecondViewControllerDelegate" is found, and for two the delegate method (last piece of code above) does not get invoked at all. Can somebody please tell me what's wrong?
After this line
SecondViewController *secondVC = [[secondViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"SecondViewController" bundle:nil];
Add
secondVC.delegate = self;
Also instead of
- (void) secondViewController:(SecondViewController *)sender xValue:(int)value
{
[self.navigationController popViewControllerAnimated:YES];
}
You should use
- (void) secondViewController:(SecondViewController *)sender xValue:(int)value
{
[sender popViewControllerAnimated:YES];
}
In FirstViewController .h file :
#import "SecondViewController.h"
#interface FirstViewController : UITableViewController <SecondViewControllerDelegate> {
SecondViewController *secondViewController;
}
#end
In implementation file , where you init SecondViewController instance next line assign self to delegate property :
secondViewController.delegate = self;
Next define delegate method :
- (void)secondViewController:(SecondViewController *)sender xValue:(int)value
{
NSLog ("This is a Second View Controller with value %i",value)
}
For problem 1: The #protocol definition for SecondViewControllerDelegate looks like it's in secondViewController.h; are you sure this file is imported in firstViewController.h? Otherwise it won't know about the protocol.
Problem 2: It might be totally unrelated to problem 1. Are you sure the action is hooked up properly? Can you put a NSLog() call in your useXPressed: to make sure that method is actually getting called when you expect it to?