How to get iPhones current orientation?

Question

Is there a special method to get iPhones orientation? I don't need it in degrees or radians, I want it to return an UIInterfaceOrientation object. I just need it for an if-else construction like

if(currentOrientation==UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait ||currentOrientation==UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown) {
//Code
}  
if (currentOrientation==UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight ||currentOrientation==UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft ) {
//Code
}

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Ask the current UIDevice for its orientation.

Answer 2

With something like

UIInterfaceOrientation orientation = [[UIDevice currentDevice] orientation]