Need Help Checking What Orientation iPad is in

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Depending on what orientation the iPad is in, I need to either set the table view's background or remove it because it doesn't work with the popover.

I tried this but no luck:

if( [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft ){
    self.navigationController.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"background.png"]]; 
    self.tableView.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    NSLog(@"test");

Maybe there is a better way? To see if table is master or popover, then set background?

FreeAsInBeer · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-20T12:18:15.020

There are several ways to achieve what you want, more or less:

UIInterfaceOrientation orientation = [[UIDevice currentDevice] orientation];
A more hack-ish method would be to check the width of the status bar.

If you go with option 1, then you can check the orientation like so:

switch (orientation) {
    case UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait:
        // Do something.
        break;
    case UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown:
        // Do something.
        break;
    case UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft:
        // Do something.
        break;
    case UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight:
        // Do something.
        break;
}

EDIT: To get your application to automatically rotate, you can do this:

- (BOOL)willAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
    if ((interfaceOrientation == UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeRight)) NSLog(@"Right");
    if ((interfaceOrientation == UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeLeft)) NSLog(@"Left");
    if ((interfaceOrientation == UIDeviceOrientationPortrait)) NSLog(@"Up");
    if ((interfaceOrientation == UIDeviceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown)) NSLog(@"Down");
    return YES;
}

Ok if I go with option one. How do I retrieve the orientation from that code and use an if/else statement depending on orientation? — , Aug 19 '11 at 03:24

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 19 '11 at 02:59

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UIInterfaceOrientation orientation = [UIDevice currentDevice].orientation;

answered Aug 19 '11 at 02:59

Peter DeWeese

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This didn't do anything for me. – Aug 19 '11 at 03:49
It didn't get the orientation? – Peter DeWeese Aug 19 '11 at 13:32
No how do I use it. I just added this line the NSLog orientation and got nothing. I also need it to call a specified method each time the orientation changges. – Aug 19 '11 at 18:24
The other answer contains a switch statement that should give you an idea. – Peter DeWeese Aug 19 '11 at 20:34

Need Help Checking What Orientation iPad is in

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