Question

I created an app using the Tabbed Application template (without using a storyboard) and added several tabs along with their functionality. Now I want to add another tab that will have Master Detail functionality. There doesn’t seem to be a way to use the Master Detail template without creating a new app. I tried creating a new app with the Master Detail template just so I could look at the code it generates but I can’t figure out how to incorporate that code into my existing tabbed app. How should I proceed?

Answer 1

You can do it like this… (Adding example to Phillip’s answer)

MasterViewController *masterViewController=[[MasterViewController alloc] init];
UINavigationController *navigationController=[[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:masterViewController];
[masterViewController release]; //if not ARC

tabbarController.viewControllers=[NSArray arrayWithObjects:navigationController,
                                  viewController1,
                                  viewController2, 
                                  //More view controller objects, 
                                  nil];
[navigationController release]; //if not ARC

MasterViewController may contain a UITableView as subview or it may simply be a UITableViewCotroller (as you need Master-Detail flow.).