How do I reference the detailViewController on an iPad that is using a splitViewController

Question

I setup a project on XCode 4.3 and IOS 5 without using storyboards for both iPhone and iPad using the default Master/Detail setup from the create new project dialog.

The

Answer 1

In the master/detail template, Apple uses the following code in the MasterViewController (i.e. the one on the left):

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
    self.detailViewController = (MYDetailViewController *)[[self.splitViewController.viewControllers lastObject] topViewController];
}

With the property on MasterViewController defined as:

@property (strong, nonatomic) MYDetailViewController *detailViewController;