iphone tab app architecture question

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I have two tabs on my app that handle different flows.

For each tab I want to have a controller that determines (based on info in the app) which view to display.

So you click on tab 1, the app goes through some logic and displays either View B or View C. From there I use a navigation controller to go to other views within that tab.

To handle the initial logic of figuring out which view (B or C) to display I have a view controller (View A) linked to the tab that handles all the logic. My issue is that if I click on tab 1 while I'm already "on" the tab it displays the view for View A, which is a blank page.

Does anyone have an idea of how to architect this or make it so the view for View A is never displayed?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 25 '11 at 21:11

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The idea behind the MVC model is that such logic is not execute by ViewControllers but by the Model.

You could create a class or method who's purpose is to make the decision between view B or C, call the appropriate method on a button click and display the view depending on the result.

My point is: the way you describe it view A should not exist.

answered Feb 25 '11 at 21:11

anthonyvd

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So if View A doesn't exist what connects the tab to some view? – mea36 Feb 26 '11 at 21:54

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 26 '11 at 22:59

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UITabBarControllerDelegate

in your implementation of:

tabBarController:shouldSelectViewController:

you should try to detect if you are already on the first tab or not. if so just return NO and it won't pop to the root controller (in this case A)

answered Feb 26 '11 at 22:59

amattn

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Thanks! I ended up comparing titles of the current view and the selected view and if they're the same I return NO. – mea36 Feb 27 '11 at 04:19

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