Question

I observed that viewDidLoad() is called before didFinishLaunchingWithOptions() and I am looking for something where I can put some initialization code that has to be called before viewDidLoad().

Is there such a place?

Also, it is acceptable to recall viewDidLoad() from other place. It should be ok, or too risky?

Answer 1

You are wrong.

Place a NSLog directly under the method header and you will see that ViewDidLoad is directly called after.

[self.window addSubview:self.yourViewController.view];

So, you either use viewDidLoad or alternatively and not really beautiful you could use.

- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation

This even gets called before ViewDidload