Question

I have 2 view controllers presented modally.

A presents B which presents C.

When I dismiss C I would like to dismiss B as well. But I am not sure how to do this:

Dismiss C:

[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES]
//[delegate dismissB] //this doesn't work either when i create a delegate pattern

Now I am left with B. How can I dismiss B from C?

Answer 1

Try using the next code in B (right after dismissing C, as you already do):

[self.parentViewController dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];

IMPORTANT:
Don’t do anything in the method after this line.
This view controller (B) probably will be released and deallocated…

UPDATE:
Starting from iOS7 the method above is deprecated.
Use the next method instead:

[self.parentViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:^{ /* do something when the animation is completed */ }];