JASidePanels is a UIViewController container designed for presenting a center panel with revealable side panels - one to the left and one to the right. The main inspiration for this project is the menuing system in Path 2.0 and Facebook's iOS apps.
#import "JAAppDelegate.h"
#import "JASidePanelController.h"
#import "JACenterViewController.h"
#import "JALeftViewController.h"
#import "JARightViewController.h"
@implementation JAAppDelegate
@synthesize window = _window;
@synthesize viewController = _viewController;
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {
self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
self.viewController = [[JASidePanelController alloc] init];
self.viewController.leftPanel = [[JALeftViewController alloc] init];
self.viewController.centerPanel = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:[[JACenterViewController alloc] init]];
self.viewController.rightPanel = [[JARightViewController alloc] init];
self.window.rootViewController = self.viewController;
[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
return YES;
}
@end
JASidePanelController
. In this example we call it MySidePanelController
.MySidePanelController
.#import "JASidePanelController.h"
in MySidePanelController.h
.awakeFromNib
to MySidePanelController.m
with the following code:-(void) awakeFromNib
{
[self setLeftPanel:[self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"leftViewController"]];
[self setCenterPanel:[self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"centerViewController"]];
[self setRightPanel:[self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"rightViewController"]];
}
Only two files are required for using JASidePanels: JASidePanelController.h
& JASidePanelController.m
The easiest way to use JASidePanels is to copy the files into your XCode Project.
Alternatively, you can setup a git submodule and reference the files in your Xcode project. I prefer this method as it enables you to receive bugfixes/updates for the project. git submodule add https://github.com/gotosleep/JASidePanels.git JASidePanels
Make sure to include the QuartzCore framework in your target.
A UIViewController+JASidePanel category is included in the project. Usage is optional. The category adds a single convenience property to UIViewController: sidePanelController. The property provides access to the nearest JASidePanelController ancestor in your view controller heirarchy. It behaves similar to the navigationController UIViewController property provided by Apple. Here's an example:
#import "JASidePanelController.h"
#import "UIViewController+JASidePanel.h"
@interface JALeftViewController : UIViewController
@end
@implementation JALeftViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
// sweet, I can access my parent JASidePanelController as a property!
[self.sidePanelController showCenterPanelAnimated:YES];
}
@end
JASidePanels requires iOS 5.0+ and Xcode 4.3+ The projects uses ARC, but it may be used with non-ARC projects by setting the:-fobjc-arc
compiler flag on JASidePanelController.m
. You can set this flag under Target -> Build Phases -> Compile Sources
JASidePanels is used in the following apps:
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