Question

I’m basically running this code:

UIInterfaceOrientation statusBarOrientation = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation];

if(statusBarOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait){
     NSLog(@"orientation is portrait");
}

However, regardless of the actual orientation in the simulator or my iPad, it is printing “orientation is portrait”. Trying to NSLog the statusBarOrientation as a %d also returns 1 no matter what the orientation.

I’ve stuck this is my app delegate, my view controller, and the class that I need it in, and its the same thing. All 4 device orientations are supported in my info.plist / target settings.

Does anyone have a sure fire way of figuring out the interface orientation, or why mine is not working? Thanks

Answer 1

You can REGISTER FOR notifications on orientation changes:

[[UIDevice currentDevice] beginGeneratingDeviceOrientationNotifications];   
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
                            selector:@selector(didRotate:)
                            name:@"UIDeviceOrientationDidChangeNotification" 
                            object:nil];

- (void)didRotate:(NSNotification *)notification
{   
   UIDeviceOrientation orientation = [[UIDevice currentDevice] orientation];

if ((orientation == UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeLeft || orientation == UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeRight)) {
         // DO STUFF
}
else if (orientation == UIDeviceOrientationPortrait) {
          //DO MORE STUFF 
}

}