Question

I have 4 ViewControllers, startViewController as the initial View Controller. This contains my intro. After its finish, it will [self presentViewController:vc animated:YES completion:NULL]; into my menuViewController.

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startViewController ------> menuViewController ------> C1ViewController
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                                           \ ------> ImportantViewController

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In my menuViewController are buttons for the two ViewController like the above illustration. Also I presented them in the View with this: [self presentViewController:vc animated:YES completion:NULL]; I return tomenuViewController with this [self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];

What I wanted is to make the ImportantViewController to be the like the parent view or the mainVIew even if I go to other Views. What I need is when ImportantViewController is presented when I go to either C1ViewController or menuViewController it wont be deallocated, or its content there will still be retained.

Is it possible? And How?

I don’t know much about what parent and child view controllers for so I dont know what to implement in my problem. Thank you.

BTW, Im using Storyboard.

Answer 1

make the ImportantViewController the root view of a UINavigationController, you will present a UINavigationController instead of the ImportantViewController,

UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:YourImportantViewControllerOBject];

//insted of presentModalViewControlle with YourImportantViewControllerOBject you do
[self presentModalViewController:navigationController animated:YES];

Now in ImportantViewController to present new view controller you will do the following

[self.navigationController pushViewController:yourC1ViewController animated:YES];