MFSideMenu how to load in another ViewController

Question

My App is based in a LoginView and SecondView. I will show SecondView after login.

I don't want to make MFSideMenu on LoginView. I would like to use MFSideMenu just in the SecondView. I am trying to do it in my AppDelegate.m:

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{

     UIStoryboard *storyboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"MainStoryboard" bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];


 UIViewController *baseViewApp = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"MFSideMenuContainerViewController"];

 MFSideMenuContainerViewController *container = (MFSideMenuContainerViewController *)baseViewApp.view.window.rootViewController;

 //MFSideMenuContainerViewController *container = (MFSideMenuContainerViewController *)self.window.rootViewController;

 UINavigationController *navigationController = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"navigationController"];

 UIViewController *leftSideMenuViewController = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"leftSideMenuViewController"];
 UIViewController *rightSideMenuViewController = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"rightSideMenuViewController"];


 [container setLeftMenuViewController:leftSideMenuViewController];
 [container setRightMenuViewController:rightSideMenuViewController];
 [container setCenterViewController:navigationController];

return YES;
}

In the image above I am showing my StoryBoard Properties from my SideMenuContainerView (Where I want to load the MFSideMenu):

http://santoro.co/ios_deve.png

The MFSideMenu is working when I start Build my app with the initial ViewController.

My SecondView and with this line:

MFSideMenuContainerViewController *container = (MFSideMenuContainerViewController *)self.window.rootViewController;

But when I try this:

UIViewController *baseViewApp = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"MFSideMenuContainerViewController"];

 MFSideMenuContainerViewController *container = (MFSideMenuContainerViewController *)baseViewApp.view.window.rootViewController;

The MFSideMenu does not work.

Code that is written in appDelegate, you have to write that code in click event of login button. — Mital, Jul 25 '13 at 07:47

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 06 '14 at 02:27

If you are trying to access it form the app delegate you will find the code here. The trick is trying to get the UINavigationController. You can see here I find it via the window.

    UIStoryboard *storyboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"MainStoryboard" bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];

    MFSideMenuContainerViewController *container = (MFSideMenuContainerViewController *)self.window.rootViewController;
    HomeViewController * homeVC = [storyboard 
instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"HomeViewController"];

    NSArray *controllers = [NSArray arrayWithObject:homeVC];
    UINavigationController * navigationController = (UINavigationController* )container.centerViewController;
    navigationController.viewControllers = controllers;

Where should I write above code? because I want to implement same kind of functionality. — iPhone, Sep 22 '15 at 09:33

Toseef Khilji · Answer 2 · 2013-07-25T07:28:47.480

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Pull on a new UIViewController that will act as the login view controller onto the MainStoryboard. In the attribute inspector change the identifier to LoginViewController (or something appropriate)

- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
     [super viewDidAppear:animated];

      UIStoryboard *storyboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"MainStoryboard" bundle:nil];
      UIViewController *vc = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"LoginViewController"];
      [vc setModalPresentationStyle:UIModalPresentationFullScreen];

      [self presentModalViewController:vc animated:YES];
}

and after successful login just dismiss LoginViewController

edited Jul 25 '13 at 07:28

answered Jul 25 '13 at 07:17

Toseef Khilji

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Can`t i just doing it ??? ` UIViewController *baseViewApp = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"MFSideMenuContainerViewController"]; MFSideMenuContainerViewController *container = (MFSideMenuContainerViewController *)baseViewApp.view.window.rootViewController; `` – Marcelo Santoro Jul 25 '13 at 16:44

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 25 '13 at 19:19

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I fixed this by changing the Lib to JASidePanels.

edited Jul 25 '13 at 19:19

Mike

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answered Jul 25 '13 at 18:58

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To say True... the https://github.com/edgecase/ECSlidingViewController is much better !!! – Marcelo Santoro Jul 26 '13 at 01:17

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 06 '13 at 11:19

 VideosViewController *videosViewController = [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"VideosViewController"];

            UINavigationController *navigationController = self.menuContainerViewController.centerViewController;
            NSArray *controllers = [NSArray arrayWithObject:videosViewController];
            navigationController.viewControllers = controllers;
    //VKJ

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 06 '15 at 09:20

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UINavigationController *nav = [[UINavigationController alloc]initWithRootViewController:YourViewController];

MFSideMenuContainerViewController *container = (MFSideMenuContainerViewController *)self.view.window.rootViewController;
[container setCenterViewController:nav];

edited Apr 06 '15 at 09:20

Robert

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answered Apr 06 '15 at 09:03

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score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Aug 03 '16 at 11:00

there should not be any links(segues) or connections to main and side view controllers(from main and side can be set), set identifiers else storyboard ID (MainMenuViewController ---> mainVC, SideMenuViewController ---> sideVC), import MainMenuViewController, SideMenuViewController, MFSideMenu on loginview, now calling below will move view:

MainMenuViewController *mainMenuVC = [self.storyBoard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier: 
@"mainVC"];

SideMenuViewController *sideVC = [self.storyBoard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:
@"sideVC"];

        MFSideMenuContainerViewController *container = [MFSideMenuContainerViewController
                                                        containerWithCenterViewController:mainMenuVC
                                                        leftMenuViewController:sideVC
                                                        rightMenuViewController:nil];
        [self.navigationController pushViewController:container animated:YES];

score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Oct 13 '16 at 08:29

Create two methods for login and sidemenu creatation
In Appdeleagate.h Add this
- (void)createLoginPage;
- (void)createSidemenuPage;
In Appdelegate.m implement the defination of the above methods. Example:-
Create storybard for sidemenu with the name of SideMenuStoryBoardName and drag a view controller in that add table view this is for sidemenu.
Create storybard for home with the name of CenterStoryboardName and drag a view controller and set the identifier for that view controller.
Call the createSidemenu method after login success using appdelegate object.

Code:

(void)createLoginPage
{
    self.window = [[UIWindow alloc]initWithFrame:[UIScreen mainScreen].bounds];
    UIStoryboard *loginStoryBoard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:LoginStoryBoardName bundle:nil];
    SigninViewController *signVC = [loginStoryBoard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:SigninViewControllerIdentifier];
    UINavigationController* nav = [[UINavigationController alloc]initWithRootViewController:signVC];
    nav.navigationBar.hidden = YES;
    self.window.rootViewController = nav;
    [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
}

(void)createSidemenuPage
{
    //-- Left ViewController
    UIStoryboard *sideMenuSB = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:SideMenuStoryBoardName bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];
    SideMenu *sideMenuVC = [sideMenuSB instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:SideMenuIdentifier];
    //-- Center ViewController
    UIStoryboard *centerVC = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:CenterStoryboardName bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];
    UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc]initWithRootViewController:centerVC];
    MFSideMenuContainerViewController *container  =[MFSideMenuContainerViewController containerWithCenterViewController:navigationController leftMenuViewController:sideMenuVC rightMenuViewController:nil];
    self.window.rootViewController = container;
    [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
}

MFSideMenu how to load in another ViewController

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