Get StoryBoard instance of View Controller

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Example without storyboard:

AppDelegate.h

@property (retain, nonatomic) UIViewController *leftController;

AppDelegate.m

self.leftController = [[LeftViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"LeftViewController" bundle:nil];

OtherViewController:

//This is what I want do to in storyboards
self.viewDeckController.leftController = (AppDelegate*)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate].leftController;

How can I get that instance of leftController when using storyboards?

Mick MacCallum · Answer 1 · 2012-12-06T15:54:19.793

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You can give the view controller an identifier in interface builder, then simply use:

UIStoryboard *mystoryboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"myStoryBoardName" bundle:nil];
self.leftController = [mystoryboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"idyouassigned"];

edited Dec 06 '12 at 15:54

answered Dec 06 '12 at 15:48

Mick MacCallum

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Wouldn't this return new view controller? I want to point to already created view controller. – 1337code Dec 06 '12 at 15:50
@1337code See my edit. I'm not sure if I'm understanding what you are trying to do. If in your app delegate you wish to create "leftController" with the contents of a view controller in a storyboard, you'll want to use the code I've provided. – Mick MacCallum Dec 06 '12 at 15:55
Please take a look at this: https://github.com/Inferis/ViewDeck I want to use it with storyboard, check the description and how to change views. – 1337code Dec 06 '12 at 15:57

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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I am not sure whether you able to get solutions of this problem or not, but you can also refer the answer of this question :

Accessing view controller form a storyboard

edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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answered Sep 16 '15 at 12:38

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Get StoryBoard instance of View Controller

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