A view controller is in landscape mode, but I'm getting the frame from portrait mode?

Question

I have a settings view controller with a table view. The table view is supposed to set its frame to be the frame of the view controller. My app only supports landscape mode, so

Answer 1

when you call [UIView init] it will default to the screen size of your device in portrait mode (same goes for iPad but with larger size). Inside [UIViewController viewDidLoad] the self.view will also default to this size.

Screen rotation is only done to the top view (controller) in your hierarchy and rotation messages are forwarded through container-VCs that support this behavior (e.g. UINavigationController, UITabBarController).

If you want your view to be sized correctly, use [UIView initWithFrame:self.view.bounds] for creating a view. Insinde UIViewController you only have the chance to override the loadView Method to set the frame before viewDidLoad gets called (or you could use a different XIB for landscape). You could also hardcode the view's size by setting its frame first thing in viewDidLoad

Answer 2

You can use viewWillAppear to size your views before they display

Answer 3

You have to implement this in your settings view controller:-

-(void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated{
    [super viewWillAppear:animated];
    [[UIDevice currentDevice] setOrientation:UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait];
    }