How can I prevent a view from covering my tab controller in my tab based application?

Question

I have an application with a Tab Bar Controller that has three tabs.

In tab 1 there is a view (view1) with a button that when clicked transitions the user to a new view (view2) still within tab 1. However when this new view (view2) is loaded it covers my tab bar controller.

What is the best approach for me to take to still display tab bar controller as well as keep tab 1 highlighted?

Answer 1

How are you performing your "transition" to view2 from view1?

One solution is to use a UINavigationController as the root view controller for tab1, so view1 can display view2 by pushing it on the navigation controller. Alternatively, have view1 display view2 modally.

Either way should not cover your tab bar, and tab1 will still be selected (highlighted).

Answer 2

I think you are pushing the view as modal view if this is the case then the view will definitely cover your tab bar the other way to do this is push the view controller and this will not hide your tab bar.

Try to do it like:

[[self navigationController] pushViewController:viewContObject animated:YES];

Hope this helps,

Thanks,

Madhup