Xcode 6 - Push segue to same view controller

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I have a table view controller and tapping on a cell can trigger one of many different types of push segues based on the type of data in the cell. The identifier of the correct segue is determined in tableView:didSelectRowAtIndexPath: and then the segue is triggered with self.performSegueWithIdentifier:

For one of those segues, I'd like to push another instance of the same view controller on to the navigation stack. Is this possible without having to drag a new view controller object of the same type onto the storyboard? So far, I have only been able to wire up a segue to the same view controller if I Ctrl + Drag from the table cell to the view controller. This is not what I want.

possible duplicate of [Storyboard Segue From View Controller to Itself](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9226983/storyboard-segue-from-view-controller-to-itself) — Gustavo Barbosa, Oct 23 '14 at 16:44
Don't use a segue. Instantiate a new instance and push or present it in code. I don't think there's any way to see the segue (a line going from the controller back to the same controller) anyway, so there's no real advantage in using a segue. — rdelmar, Oct 23 '14 at 17:05
I accepted Tatonka's answer below as it is a valid solution to my problem. Thanks for the link to the other question. I saw some really interesting answers, particularly this one as it does answer exactly what I needed: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9226983/storyboard-segue-from-view-controller-to-itself#answer-16247976 — Fergal Rooney, Oct 24 '14 at 08:52

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 23 '14 at 22:06

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As suggested, I don't think a segue will work. Instead you can push a new instance of the same view controller programmatically, which will have the same effect as performing the segue. The difference is that segue delegate methods like prepareForSegue won't be called.

- (void) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    MyViewController *vc = [[MyViewController alloc] init];
    [self.navigationController pushViewController:vc animated:YES];
}

answered Oct 23 '14 at 22:06

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That is `MyViewController *vc = [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"moneyVC"];` then do `[self.navigationController pushViewController:vc animated:YES];` – Michael Lorenzo Jan 21 '15 at 22:29

afrodev · Answer 2 · 2017-07-18T22:39:50.897

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Complemeting answer above you can do this in Swift 3 using:

 let vc = ViewController()          
 self.navigationController?.show(vc, sender: nil)

If you are using storyboard you can use this:

let vc = self.storyboard?.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "ViewControllerID") as! YourViewController
self.navigationController?.show(vc, sender: nil)

edited Jul 18 '17 at 22:39

answered Jul 18 '17 at 21:12

afrodev

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 07 '18 at 02:20

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Create a Storyboard Reference in IB.
Refer it to the view controller.
Then you can create a segue from the view controller to the reference, which refers to itself.

answered Dec 07 '18 at 02:20

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Xcode 6 - Push segue to same view controller

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