iOS7: avoid UItableView or other views to fall under UITabBar [duplicate] - uiview

In my storyboard, I have a View controller (embedded in a navigation controller).
Inside the view controller I have a tab bar controller, and inside a tab a table view controller. My problem is that the last row of the table view goes "under" the tab bar of the tab bar controller. This didn't happen if i build my app for iOS 6.
How can I solve this? Thank you!

Try setting your tabbar translucent property.
self.navigationController.navigationBar.translucent= NO; // Set transparency to no and
self.tabBar.translucent= NO; //Set this property so that the tab bar will not be transparent

The accepted and upvoted answers don't work for my setup:
UITabBarController -> UINavigationController -> UIViewController -> UITableView
My app's root view controller is a UITabBarController. Every tab is a UINavigationController, and in one tab, the navigation controller's root is a UIViewController with a table view as the main view.
So here's what worked for me: When alloc-initing the UITableView, I compute for the height and set it in the table view's frame. The general formula is screen height - (status bar height + nav bar height + tab bar height).

This, as said, will work perfectly. I've just tested it.
self.tabBar.translucent = NO;

I think it has to do with automaticallyAdjustsScrollViewInsets not being applied (or applied correctly) due to the nested structure of your view controller hierarchy.
Try and copy your table into a new UIViewController and make sure the checkmark in the UIViewController's identity inspector called "Adjust Scroll View Insets" is turned on.

I had the same problem, and the up-voted answers did not solve it. See my answer to a similar question, Tab Bar covers TableView cells in iOS7.
I solved the issue by manually setting the table view's frame in the table view controller's viewWillAppear: method (as suggested by Matt Quiros) to the height of the screen - (status bar height + nav bar height + tab bar height).
- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
[super viewWillAppear:animated];
// Adjust height of tableview (does not resize correctly in iOS 7)
CGRect tableViewFrame = self.tableView.frame;
tableViewFrame.size.height = [self heightForTableView];
self.tableView.frame = tableViewFrame;
}
- (CGFloat)heightForTableView
{
return CGRectGetHeight([[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]) -
(CGRectGetHeight([[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarFrame]) +
CGRectGetHeight(self.navigationController.navigationBar.frame) +
CGRectGetHeight(self.tabBarController.tabBar.frame));
}
If anyone finds a better solution to this problem, please share!

Related

Auto Layout and "Hide bottom bar when pushed"

My app's (simplified) structure is this:
UITabBarController with one UINavigationController holding a UITableViewController as root view controller.
when tapping one of the table view controller cells, I push a regular UIViewController (lets call it VC) end hiding the bottom tab bar. (using the "Hide bottom bar when pushed" flag)
In storyboard I added a regular UIView subclass to VC that look like a bottom bar, and I use Auto Layout to pin it to the bottom of the VC view.
The problem
when I push VC it takes a second for this view to pin to the bottom, it looks like auto layout pin it to the bottom as if the tab bar is not hidden and after a sec it recognise that the tab bar is hidden and moves it to the real bottom of the view.
I know its not the best explanation, so I added a very simple project to demonstrate the issue.
The problem is with this specific constraint which is between the view and the top of the bottom layout guide.
Select the constraint and edit its "Second Item" property
Here you need to choose bottom
Once you have that, the pink view is not influenced by layout guide anymore. The layout guide seem to acknowledge that the tab bar is hidden only after the root view of the pushed view controller is in the bounds of main screen and this happens only when the animation is finished.
And that is the reason the view hierarchy needs to be laid out again which causes the unwanted animation.
The accepted answer did not work for me (the option was not available). However I have found another solution. (based on Hide Bottom Bar When Pushed through Autolayout)
Select booth the view and the object to align (in my case btnShare) and add a new alignment constraint (Bottom Edges).
Hi In storyboard select Tab bar (Is Tab Bar Controller Scene > Tab Bar Controller > Tab Bar ), in the attribute inspector, uncheck Translucent box. This action fix your problem. (But there are many things, "Hide bottom bar when pushed" is to toolbar).
Select your "Navigation Controller" and in "Attribute Inspector" remove the checkmark from "Under Bottom Bars".
IF you can't select bottomlayoutguide bottom in your Xcode 7+
just do the following:
open your storyboard in source code editor
search your controller's identifier
find <layoutGuides>, type <bottom>, copy it id
search by id
change attribute from top to bottom
enjoy.
In the storyboard, Go to the View Controller that you want to hide the tab bar, click on Attribute Inspector and select Hide bottom bar when pushed. Check image bellow.
If you want the tab bar to be hidden, you can add this code to your controller,
- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
[super viewWillAppear:animated];
self.tabBarController.tabBar.hidden = YES;
}
You will also have to put that code (but passing NO) into the controller where you want the tab bar to be visible. You should also deselect the "Hide bottom bar when pushed" box in IB.
After Edit:
You'll get a better animation if, in the first controller, you animate the alpha value of the non-hidden tab bar from 0 to 1 over a short time. This looks good if you go back with the back button. If you want to use the swipe back, you would have to do something more complicated involving the interactivePopGestureRecognizer.
-(void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
[super viewWillAppear:animated];
self.tabBarController.tabBar.hidden = NO;
self.tabBarController.tabBar.alpha = 0.0;
[UIView animateWithDuration:.4 animations:^{
self.tabBarController.tabBar.alpha = 1.0;
}];
}
-(void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
[super viewWillAppear:animated];
self.tabBarController.tabBar.hidden = NO;
self.tabBarController.tabBar.alpha = 0.0;
[UIView animateWithDuration:.3 animations:^{
self.tabBarController.tabBar.alpha = 5.0;
}];
}
set UINavigationBar Translucent with NO.
like this: self.navigationController.navigationBar.translucent = NO;
Try pinning bottom of your view to bottom of superview and not bottom-layout

iOS 7 TableView in a ViewController and NavigationBar blurred effect

I started building a TableView in my app by using a TableViewController in a storyboard. When you do this, you have a very cool effect when you scroll down your list : the cells moving behind the nav bar get blurred.
Some time later, I had to move from this TableViewController to a ViewController with a TableView inside (I had to add other views at the bottom of the table).
In order to avoid having the first cells hidden by the navigation bar (being over it), I added constraints to the Top and Bottom Layout Guides, and to the left and right edges of the view.
This works fine, but I lost the cool blurred scrolling effect : the cells seem to be disappearing before going behind the navigation bar.
I've seen workarounds with people not using constraints and putting magic numbers in interface builder. I cannot do this, first because I dislike it, and second because I have to be iOS 6 compatible.
What did I miss to be able to benefit again from the blurred navigation bar effect ?
You have to manually adjust the contentInset of the table view and make sure the table view frame origin is 0, 0.
In this way the table view will be below the navigation bar, but there will be some margin between the content and the scroll view edges (the content gets shifted down).
I advise you to use the topLayoutGuide property of the view controller to set the right contentInsets, instead of hard coding 64 (status bar + navigation bar).
There's also bottomLayoutGuide, which you should use in case of UITapBars.
Here is some sample code (viewDidLoad should be fine):
// Set edge insets
CGFloat topLayoutGuide = self.topLayoutGuide.length;
tableView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(topLayoutGuide, 0, 0, 0);
By the way, this properties of UIViewController might help you (you should not need to change their default values, but I don't know what your view hierarchy is):
automaticallyAdjustsScrollViewInsets
edgesForExtendedLayout
extendedLayoutIncludesOpaqueBars
The tableView needs to be full screen. That is underneath the top and bottom bars. Note don't use the top and bottom layout guides as they are used for positioning relative to the bars not underneath.
Then you need to manually set the content inset of the tableview. This sets the initial scroll position to under the top bar.
Something like:
CGSize statusBarSize = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarFrame].size;
CGFloat h=MIN(statusBarSize.width, statusBarSize.height);
UIEdgeInsets e = UIEdgeInsetsMake(self.navigationController.navigationBar.bounds.size.height + h,
0.0f,
0.0f,
0.0f);
self.tableView.contentInset = e;
Not you get this functionality for free when using a tableView controller and the "Automatically Adjust content inset" settings
You probably have the coordinates of your tableView not set to (0, 0) to map to those of the viewController.view.frame or viewController.view.bounds. If you have done that, try setting
self.navigationController.navigationBar.translucent = YES;
UIViewController property edgesForExtendedLayout does the trick. If you are using storyboards just make sure Extended Edges Under Top Bars is on (and it is by default).
If you are creating your view controller programmatically try this:
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
self.edgesForExtendedLayout = UIRectEdgeAll;
}
And of course, your table view needs to have proper autoresizing mask/layout constraints
edgesForExtendedLayout is not what you want here, as this will limit the table view underneath the navigation bar. In iOS 7, the view controllers uses fullscreen by default, and the property controlling where the tableview content starts is automaticallyAdjustsScrollViewInsets. This should be YES by default, so check if it is somehow set to NO, or try setting it explicitly.
Check this answer for a good explanation on how this works:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/19585104/1485715

iOS 7 Status Bar Collides With NavigationBar

I have a view controller in my app that has a navigation bar dragged on it in the storyboard. It was working fine in the iOS 6 but in iOS 7 it look like this:
The status bar and the navigation bar should no collide with each other. I have seen a lot of such questions on the stack overflow but they didn't of much help to me.
Some questions say that i should use this "self.edgesForExtendedLayout = UIRectEdgeNone;" but it didn't work. Some say i should remove the navigation bar and embed it inside the navigation controller that i cannot do due to the way my program is implemented. Some solutions suggests to use the view bounds and all but it didn't work for me as well.
What is the one thing that can help me resolve this issue. Thanks in advance!
UPDATE: I have embedded the view controller inside a uinavigation controller. Removed the navigation bar that was earlier manually added in it. Now it looks ok in the storyboard but when i run it, it shows the following:
It is showing text from another view controller that is currently behind it that is its parent view controller. Means its transparent now. Can anyone point out what i am doing wrong?
The latest version of the iOS has brought many visual changes and from a developer's point of view, the navigation and status bar are two noticeable changes.
The status bar is now transparent and navigation bar behind it shows through. The navigation bar image can even be extended behind the status bar.
First of all, if you are a beginner and have just started iOS development and are confused the way status bar and navigation bar is working, you can simply go through a blog post HERE that i found very useful. It has all the information related to navigation and status bar in iOS 7.
Now coming to the answer of your question. First of all i can see two different problems. One is that your status bar and navigation bar are both kind of colliding with each other as shown by you in the question with an image.
PROBLEM: Well the problem is that your have earlier dragged a navigation bar in your view controller which was working in iOS 6 correctly but with the arrival of iOS 7 SDK, this approach is resulting in status bar and navigation bar overlapping with each other.
SOLUTION to First Problem: You can either use UIBarPositionTopAttached or you can use view bounds and frames, i can also suggest and link you to Apple's documentation and bla bla bla but that would take some time for you to solve the issue.
The best and the most easiest way to solve this issue is to just embed your view controller inside a navigation controller and thats it. You can do it by just selecting the view controller and going to Editor > Embed In > Navigation Controller. (If there is any content on your old navigation bar, you can first drag it down, embed the view controller in navigation controller and then move the bar buttons on the new navigation bar and then delete the old navigation bar)
SOLUTION to Second Problem: This solution is for your specific question that you have mentioned in the update and is not for the general public reading this. As you can see that navigation and status bar is not visible and a transparent area is showing the parent view controller. I am not really use why you are facing this issue but most probably because of some third party library like ECSlidingView or any other is involved. You can select this view controller in your storyboard and set the background color of the view to be the same as your navigation bar. This will stop showing the parent view controller behind and your navigation bar and status bar will start showing. Now you can cover the rest of your view controller with text view or what ever your are using in it.
Hope this helps!
The navigation bar is too close to the status bar because starting in iOS 7, the status bar is more of an overlay over the whole view controller's view. Since your navigation bar is at (0, 0), the status bar will show on top of the navigation bar. To solve this, simply move the navigation bar down (or, as others have said), create a constraint between the navigation bar and the topLayoutGuide.
When you do that, you will see that there is now a 20 point gap between the navigation bar and the top of the screen. That's because you just moved the navigation bar down 20 points. "But UINavigationController can do it right!" Absolutely, and it does so by implementing UIBarPositioningDelegate on your view controller. This is a one-method protocol that should be implemented like this:
- (UIBarPosition)positionForBar:(id<UIBarPositioning>)bar {
return UIBarPositionTopAttached;
}
After adding your view controller as the delegate for the navigation bar, you'll notice the navigation bar is still shifted down 20 points, but its background will extend up underneath the status bar, just like in UINavigationController.
Another thing you're seeing is that the navigation bar is translucent, meaning anything underneath the navigation bar will be visible to some extent. The translucent property on UINavigationBar is set to YES by default on iOS 7. Before iOS 7, the default was NO.
you can simply do this:
1) add a constrain between the Navigation Bar and Top Layout Guide (select navigationBar, hold ctrl key and go to Bottom Layout Guide, unhold ctrl key)
2) select vertical spacing:
3) set constant to 0:
Result:
UPDATE
In your AppDelegate file you can add this:
func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool
{
// Prevent Navigationbar to cover the view
UINavigationBar.appearance().translucent = false
}
I suggest you in your viewDidLoad method you try:
self.navigationController.navigationBar.translucent = NO;
(by default it is yes now)
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/uikit/reference/UINavigationBar_Class/Reference/UINavigationBar.html#//apple_ref/occ/instp/UINavigationBar/translucent
This works for me i hope you also have same luck :).
Add below code in your view.
-(void) viewDidLayoutSubviews
{
CGRect tmpFram = self.navigationController.navigationBar.frame;
tmpFram.origin.y += 20;
self.navigationController.navigationBar.frame = tmpFram;
}
It basically change location of navigation bar.
This is new feature with IOS7. Instead of staring at 20 px navigation bar in IOS7 staring at 0 px. As a solution shift the whole view downwards to 20 px or you can use image for navigation bar with height 64px.
In case it still helps someone, this is what worked for me for moving the Navigation Bar little bit down in ios 7 and above:
-(void)viewWillLayoutSubviews
{
float iosVersion = 7.0;
if ([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] floatValue] >= iosVersion) {
// iOS 7+
CGRect viewFrame = self.view.frame;
viewFrame.origin.y += 10;
self.view.frame = viewFrame;
}
}
On a device with ios 6.1 and below the Navigation Bar will be unchanged, as it was before.
And this is what I used to make the contents of the Status Bar lighter:
-(UIStatusBarStyle)preferredStatusBarStyle{
return UIStatusBarStyleLightContent;
}
If your UIViewController is NOT in a UINavigationController and you're using UIStoryBoard, you can set the "iOS 6/7 Deltas" to 20 for the delta Y, for every subview that needs to be offset from the UIStatusBar.
Using Swift:
As #Scott Berrevoets said in his answer you need to implement the method positionForBar in the protocol UIBarPositioningDelegate, but as the UINavigationBarDelegate protocol implements this protocol :
public protocol UINavigationBarDelegate : UIBarPositioningDelegate {
...
}
You only need to set the delegate of the UINavigationBar you set using Storyboard and implement the method and it's done, like in this way:
class ViewController: UIViewController, UINavigationBarDelegate {
#IBOutlet weak var navigationBar: UINavigationBar!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
self.navigationBar.delegate = self
}
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
func positionForBar(bar: UIBarPositioning) -> UIBarPosition {
return UIBarPosition.TopAttached
}
}
NOTE:
It's worth to mention if you set the position of the y-axis of the navigation bar, let's say to 40 from the top, then it will extend underneath to the top from this position, to simulate the behaviour of the UINavigationController you need to set to 20 from the top.
I hope it will help you.
First, set UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance to NO in Info.plist.
Then, in AppDelegate's application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: method add:
if ([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] floatValue] >= 7) {
[application setStatusBarStyle:UIStatusBarStyleLightContent];
self.window.clipsToBounds = YES;
self.window.frame = CGRectMake(0, 20, self.window.frame.size.width, self.window.frame.size.height-20);
self.window.bounds = CGRectMake(0, 20, self.window.frame.size.width, self.window.frame.size.height);
}
return YES;
In iOS 7 app occupies 100 % of screen size.This not a problem .
http://www.doubleencore.com/2013/09/developers-guide-to-the-ios-7-status-bar/
in earlier iOS window start after statusbar and in iOS 7 window starts from 0px in earlier version view height is 460 (iPhone 4s and earlier) and 548 (iPhone 5) but in iOS 7 view height is 480 (iPhone 4s and earlier) and 568 (iPhone 5 and later) so you have to start view arrangement after 2o px or you have to start view from 20px.
you can write below code in rootviewcontroller or in all viewcontroller for set view from 20px
#define IOS7_HEIGHT 64
- (void)viewDidLayoutSubviews {
NSString *currSysVer = [[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion];
if ([currSysVer compare:#"7.0" options:NSNumericSearch] != NSOrderedAscending)
{
CGRect frame=[self.view frame];
if (frame.origin.y!=IOS7_HEIGHT) {
frame.origin.y = IOS7_HEIGHT;
frame.size.height -= IOS7_HEIGHT;
[self.view setFrame:frame];
[self.view layoutSubviews];
}
}
}
here height is 64 because 20 for statusbar and 44 for navigationbar.
try below code it will help you. and your problem will be solved.
For the ones who are having problems implementing #Masterfego 's solution (which is also the official, but I have had problems with Xcode 6.3 and automatic constraints), this is what I did:
I have a UIViewController with an added Navigation Bar. I selected the NAvigation bar and added a height constraint of 64px. We later see a warning that the navbar will be higher (but this is what we do). Finally, you can see that the Status bar looks nice and has the same color as the navbar. :)
PS: I can't post images yet.
You can probably create constraints that are attached to the top layout guide to specify the navigation bar's position relative to the status bar. See the iOS 7 UI Transition Guide: Appearance and Behavior section for more information about using the layout guides.
it's the best answer.
But I wanted know how to use a Storyboard and dragged UINavigationBar on it.
When I implemented the delegate method, and set the return result to UIBarPositionTopAttached, it did not work.
- (void)viewDidLoad{
self.navigationbar.delegate = self;
}
- (UIBarPosition)positionForBar:(id<UIBarPositioning>)bar{
NSLog(#"Got it");
//
// CGRect frame = self.navigaitonBar.frame;
//
// frame = CGRectMake(0, 20, CGRectGetWidth(frame), CGRectGetHeight(frame));
// self.navigaitonBar.frame = frame;
//
// NSLog(#"frame %f",frame.origin.y);
return UIBarPositionTopAttached;
}
If you use Xcode 6 and Swift, you can make it:
Open to info.plist file of your app.
Add a ViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance Boolean key if it is not existing and assign value “NO”.
Add “Status bar style” key if it is not existing and select “Opaque black style” value to it.
I was facing issue when full screen ModalViewController was opening from my MainViewController, NavigationBar position was getting changed when user was coming back to MainViewController from ModalViewController.
Issue which I noticed is status bar height was not getting included when user came back to MainViewController. Please debug and check origin of your NavigationBar before and after coming back to your ViewController.
// This method will adjust navigation bar and view content.
private func adjustNavigationControllerIfNeeded() {
var frame = self.view.frame
let navigationBarHeight = self.navigationController!.navigationBar.frame.size.height
if(frame.origin.y == navigationBarHeight && !UIApplication.shared.isStatusBarHidden) {
// If status bar height is not included but it is showing then we have to adjust
our Navigation controller properly
print("Adjusting navigation controller")
let statusBarHeight = UIApplication.shared.statusBarFrame.height
frame.origin.y += statusBarHeight // Start view below navigation bar
frame.size.height -= statusBarHeight
self.view.frame = frame
self.navigationController!.navigationBar.frame.origin.y = statusBarHeight // Move navigation bar
}
}
And call it from viewWillAppear method -
override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
super.viewWillAppear(animated)
self.adjustNavigationControllerIfNeeded()
}

iOS 7 status bar transparent

In storyboard, in a view controller I tried add a navigation bar under the status bar, running it, it is transparent and shows a label that's supposed to be blurred, like by navigation bar.
But when placing the same view controller embedded in a navigation view controller, the underneath background image could be blurred, which is my intention.
What are these two way different results? What need to do for the firs method to make status bar blur?
Thanks!
In iOS 7 the status bar is transparent by default. The blurring you're seeing when there's also a navigation bar is actually created by the navigation bar. So to create the effect you're looking for without a navigation bar, you need to position a view that produces a blurring effect beneath the status bar.
For reference, add your view with a frame provided by:
CGRect statusBarFrame = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarFrame];
I know this is old, just for reference, I solved this by setting self.navigationController.navigationBar.clipToBounds = NO
I haven't tested this completely, but go to your plist file and check the following settings:
"View controller-based status bar appearance": If this is set to "Yes", then it should display a status bar that is unique to each View Controller, which might be what you need.
"Status bar style": You may set this to three different styles: Opaque black, Gray, and Transparent black.
Let me know if this worked for you.
UINavigationController will alter the height of its UINavigationBar to either 44 points or 64 points, depending on a rather strange and undocumented set of constraints. If the UINavigationController detects that the top of its view’s frame is visually contiguous with its UIWindow’s top, then it draws its navigation bar with a height of 64 points. If its view’s top is not contiguous with the UIWindow’s top (even if off by only one point), then it draws its navigation bar in the “traditional” way with a height of 44 points. This logic is performed by UINavigationController even if it is several children down inside the view controller hierarchy of your application. There is no way to prevent this behavior.
It looks like you are positioning your view hierarchy in the first example starting at the point (0,20). Also, is that a UIToolbar or a UINavigationBar? If it's the latter, why are you using it by itself and not using it inside of UINavigationController?
If you do not use UINavigationController and are instead using custom view controller containers, you'll need to position your views accordingly.
See this answer for a thorough explanation.
I have similar UI design and based on Matt Hall answer and some article I've googled, I come up with something like this:
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
if (NSFoundationVersionNumber>NSFoundationVersionNumber_iOS_6_1) {
CGRect statusBarFrame = [self.view convertRect: [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarFrame fromView: nil];
UIToolbar *statusBarBackground = [[UIToolbar alloc] initWithFrame: statusBarFrame];
statusBarBackground.barStyle = self.navBar.barStyle;
statusBarBackground.translucent = self.navBar.translucent;
statusBarBackground.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleBottomMargin | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth;
[self.view addSubview: statusBarBackground];
}
}
Where self.navBar points to navigation bar added in storyboard. This is needed only in case when it runs on iOS7 that is why I've added this condition (my app has to support iOS5).
This works like a charm.
alternative approach (enforce status bar size) is also good:
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
if (NSFoundationVersionNumber>NSFoundationVersionNumber_iOS_6_1) {
CGRect statusBarFrame = [self.view convertRect: [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarFrame fromView: nil];
self.navBar.frame = CGRectUnion(statusBarFrame, self.navBar.frame);
}
}
I've found another solution I think this is best since it involve only storyboard and no code is required.
Switch storyboard view to 6.1 mode (view as: iOS 6.1 and Earlier)
Select problematic UINavigationBar
in size section add 20 delta height in "iOS6/7 Deltas"
Switch back view to 7.0 mode (view as: iOS 7.0 and Later), and be happy with result.
when you embed view controller with navigation view controller that time you will see navigation bar to all the view controller you are pushing to from same view controller. In your first case you are adding the navigation bar object, insted of that you can select view controller from storyboard , go to attributes inspector tab & from their select Top bar as translucent navigation bar.

Black bar flashes at top of UITableView when pushing to view with "Hides Bottom Bar When Pushed" in IB

This is a weird error that may just be an issue in Xcode for all I know. I have a tab bar controller where the first view is a UITableView with (obviously) a number of cells. When you select a cell, I've set up a segue on the MainStoryboard to go to a detail view controller. I want the tab bar to be hidden when I go to the detail view, so I went into the storyboard, chose my detail view, and clicked "Hides Bottom Bar on Push" in the editor screen that starts with "Simulated Metrics."
Everything works just fine, except that when I tap on a cell, a black bar flashes at the top of the UITableView screen, dropping the tableview cells down (as if the cells are falling down below the tab bar at the bottom), just before the screen pushes over to the detail view. The effect isn't harmful at all, but it's very disconcerting, and I'd like to smooth that out.
The only fix I've found is to uncheck the "Hides Bottom Bar when Pushed" option on the storyboard. That indeed does get rid of that black bar flash, but of course the tab bar stays on the screen when I go to the detail view, which is what I don't want.
Any ideas?
Just for completeness' sake, I went ahead and ran
[self.navigationController setToolbarHidden:YES animated: YES];
on the detail view controller's viewWillAppear method (and even tried it with the storyboard option both on and off), but there was no difference. The toolbar did indeed hide just fine, but I still got that black line at the top. So weird.
I know it is too late !!! I ran into same issue. It seems like the Auto resizing mask for the view was incorrect to be exact the UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleTopMargin. I checked this on in the xib file. If you are trying to do it in code make sure this flag -UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleTopMargin - is not included in the autoresizing mask.
Hope this will help some one in the future
I know it is a bit late, but I have same problem and I can't solve it with any of the previous answers. (I suppose this is the reason non was accepted).
The problem is that view size of the SecondViewController is same as view size of a previous ViewController, so too small to fit in a ViewController with Toolbar hidden. Thats why black background of a UITabBarController is visible at the top when transition is happening, and on a viewDidAppear view will stretch on right size.
For me it help to subclass root UITabBarController and set background color to same background color as SecondViewController has.
class RootViewController: UITabBarController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
self.view.backgroundColor = Style.backgroundColor
}
}
Then you can leave checkbox checked inside storyboard and it will look ok.
P.S.
If you have some views, that is position on the bottom part of the view, you need to set bottom constraints so they are smaller by 49 (because this is the height of the toolbar), and then on viewDidAppear set the right constraint.
For example:
I have view that need to be position 44 px from bottom edge. Before, I have constraint set to 44 and I have some strange behaviour of that view. It was placed to height and then jump on the right place.
I fix this with setting constraint to -5 (44-49), and then in viewDidAppear set the constraint back to 44. Now I have normal behaviour of that view.
Wow I just had the same issue now, very painful, and no info on the net about it.
Anyway, a simple workaround for me was to change the current view's Frame moving the y coordinates up and making the height bigger by the height of the tab bar. This fixed the problem if done straight after pushing the new view onto the navigation controller. Also, there was no need to fix the Frame afterwards (it must be updated when the view is shown again).
MonoTouch code:
UIViewController viewControllerToPush = new MyViewController();
viewControllerToPush.HidesBottomBarWhenPushed = true; // I had this in the MyViewController's constructor, doesn't make any difference
this.NavigationController.PushViewController(viewControllerToPush, true);
float offset = this.TabBarController.TabBar.Frame.Height;
this.View.Frame = new System.Drawing.RectangleF(0, -offset, this.View.Frame.Width, this.View.Frame.Height + offset);
Objective C code (untested, just a translation of the monotouch code):
UIViewController *viewControllerToPush = [MyViewController new];
viewControllerToPush.hidesBottomBarWhenPushed = YES; viewControllerToPush.hidesBottomBarWhenPushed = YES;
float offset = self.tabBarController.tabBar.frame.size.height; float offset = self.tabBarController.tabBar.frame.size.height;
self.view.frame = CGRectMake(0, -offset, self.view.frame.width, self.view.frame.height + offset); self.view.frame = CGRectMake(0, -offset, self.view.frame.size.width, self.view.frame.size.height + offset);
Do this in viewWillAppear of detailViewController, it should work fine
subclass your navigation controller, or just find the navigation bar
override func viewDidAppear(animated: Bool) {
super.viewDidAppear(animated)
let backdropEffectView = navigationBar.subviews[0].subviews[0].subviews[0] //_UIBackdropEffectView
let visualEffectView: UIVisualEffectView = UIVisualEffectView(effect: UIBlurEffect(style: .Light))
visualEffectView.frame = backdropEffectView.frame
backdropEffectView.superview?.insertSubview(visualEffectView, aboveSubview: backdropEffectView)
backdropEffectView.removeFromSuperview()
}

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