Loading a different xib for the iPhone 5

Question

My apps has extra functionality for the iPhone 5, and I've created a separate class with an .xib for it. I would like to detect the screen height (unless it's possible to get the device ID/model) and load a different view controller accordingly. I have tried this:

- (IBAction)select:(id)sender {

CGRect screenRect = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds];
CGFloat screenWidth = screenRect.size.width;
CGFloat screenHeight = screenRect.size.height;

if (screenHeight == 960) {

Selection *selectView =[[Selection alloc] initWithNibName:nil bundle:nil];
selectView.modalTransitionStyle = UIModalTransitionStyleCrossDissolve;
[self presentModalViewController:selectView animated:YES];

}

else {

    Selection_5 *selectView =[[Selection_5 alloc] initWithNibName:nil bundle:nil];
    selectView.modalTransitionStyle = UIModalTransitionStyleCrossDissolve;
    [self presentModalViewController:selectView animated:YES];

}

}

Selection and Selection_5 are two different classes, each with a different xib for the user interface.

Yes, it worked. I used float screenHeight = [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height — Dale Townsend, Nov 04 '12 at 06:33
this is help you to solve this problem http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13275144/how-to-make-xib-compatible-with-both-iphone-5-and-iphone-4-devices/13283851#13283851 — Waseem Shah, Jan 28 '13 at 10:53

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 02 '12 at 10:30

Firstly, you don't want to check by device type. What would happen on the new iPod touches (which have the same size screen) or next years iPhone.

But I think the problem here is that you're checking for the screen size based on the actualy number of pixels which -- bizarrely -- is not what you want. Remember that on a Retina screen everything is "doubled." In the UI you (mostly) use the "normal" size for everything which, in this case, is half the number of pixels.

In short: check for a screen height of 480 (normal) or 568 (iPhone 5).

Ah, I finally get what the 568 was referencing! I am using that to load a different xib for the 4" devices. — Dale Townsend, Oct 02 '12 at 10:40

Evgeniy S · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-02T10:23:34.680

5

try http://github.com/erica/uidevice-extension/

[[UIDevice currentDevice] platformType]   // ex: UIDevice4GiPhone
[[UIDevice currentDevice] platformString] // ex: @"iPhone 4G"

or you can just watch screenHeight like:

float screenHeight = [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height;

for the iPhone 5 height is 568

and maybe you shell to set nib if you load with an .xib like:

[[Selection alloc] initWithNibName:@"here_is_nibname" bundle:nil];

edited Oct 02 '12 at 10:23

answered Oct 02 '12 at 10:18

Evgeniy S

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Thanks, using float screenHeight = [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height worked. – Dale Townsend Oct 02 '12 at 10:33
in landscape mode i cant able to get the device exact width please any one share how to get... – Karthik Apr 15 '13 at 13:08
in landscape you need to compare not with height 568, but with width 568. – Evgeniy S Apr 16 '13 at 10:33

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 03 '12 at 03:42

In my app I have to load a .XIB file for iPhone, iPhone5/iPod Touch and iPad, for that, this is the code I use:

// If Iphone/iPod Touch
if ([[UIDevice currentDevice] userInterfaceIdiom] == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone) {
  // If iPhone 5 or new iPod Touch
  if([UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height == 568){
     VCDadosViewController *extratoVC = [[VCDadosViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"VCDadosViewControllerExt" bundle:nil];
     ...
  } else{
    // Regular iPhone
    VCDadosViewController *extratoVC = [[VCDadosViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"VCDadosViewController" bundle:nil];
     ...          
  }
// If iPad
} else {
  VCDadosViewController *extratoVC = [[VCDadosViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"VCDadosViewControllerPad" bundle:nil];
  ...
}

Hope it helps someone that needs :)

hfossli · Answer 4 · 2013-01-18T10:39:18.467

If you've got this naming convention

VGArticlePage~ipad.xib
VGArticlePage~iphone.xib
VGArticlePage~iphone_ext.xib

Then you can do like this

#define IS_IPAD (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad)
#define IS_IPHONE (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone)
#define IS_IPHONE_5 (IS_IPHONE && [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds].size.height == 568.0f)

- (NSString *)nibNameForClass:(Class)class
{
    if(IS_IPHONE && IS_IPHONE_5)
    {
        return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@", NSStringFromClass(class), @"~iphone_ext"];
    }
    else if(IS_IPHONE)
    {
        return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@", NSStringFromClass(class), @"~iphone"];
    }
    else
    {
        return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@", NSStringFromClass(class), @"~ipad"];
    }
}

If the nibNameForClass method is placed as a static function in a Util class, it could be used everywhere in the application. I prefer this over the solution of gmogames. — Zuppa, Jan 05 '14 at 20:07

Loading a different xib for the iPhone 5

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