Programmatically set the initial view controller using Storyboards

Question

How do I programmatically set the InitialViewController for a Storyboard? I want to open my storyboard to a different view depending on some condition which may

Answer 1

let mainStoryboard = UIStoryboard(name: "Main", bundle: nil)
let vc = mainStoryboard.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "storyBoardid") as! ViewController
let navigationController = UINavigationController(rootViewController: vc)
UIApplication.shared.delegate.window?.rootViewController = navigationController

Another way is to present viewController,

let mainStoryboard = UIStoryboard(name: "Main", bundle: nil)
let vc = mainStoryboard.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "storyBoardid") as! ViewController
self.present(vc,animated:true,completion:nil)

First you need to create object of your storyboard then change root(if required) then you take reference of particular view controller which is pushed current view controller(if you change root) else it's just present new view controller which may you

Answer 2

I don't think it's possible. Instead you can have one initial controller which will have segues to different view controllers. On startup, you can decide which segue to perform programmatically.

Answer 3

Thanks modified this as follows in AppDelegate:

func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) ->     Bool {
//Some code to check value of pins

if pins! == "Verified"{
        print(pins)
        self.window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds)
        let mainStoryboard: UIStoryboard = UIStoryboard(name: "HomePage", bundle: nil)
        let exampleViewController: UINavigationController = mainStoryboard.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("SBHP") as! UINavigationController

        self.window?.rootViewController = exampleViewController

        self.window?.makeKeyAndVisible()
    }else{
        print(pins)
        self.window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds)
        let mainStoryboard: UIStoryboard = UIStoryboard(name: "Main", bundle: nil)
        let exampleViewController: UINavigationController = mainStoryboard.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("SBUser") as! UINavigationController

        self.window?.rootViewController = exampleViewController

        self.window?.makeKeyAndVisible()
    }

Answer 4

For all the Swift lovers out there, here is the answer by @Travis translated into SWIFT:

Do what @Travis explained before the Objective C code. Then,

func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool {

    self.window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds)
    let mainStoryboard: UIStoryboard = UIStoryboard(name: "Main", bundle: nil)
    var exampleViewController: ExampleViewController = mainStoryboard.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("ExampleController") as! ExampleViewController

    self.window?.rootViewController = exampleViewController

    self.window?.makeKeyAndVisible()

    return true
}

The ExampleViewController would be the new initial view controller you would like to show.

The steps explained:

1. Create a new window with the size of the current window and set it as our main window
2. Instantiate a storyboard that we can use to create our new initial view controller
3. Instantiate our new initial view controller based on it's Storyboard ID
4. Set our new window's root view controller as our the new controller we just initiated
5. Make our new window visible

Enjoy and happy programming!

Answer 5

A few days ago I've encountered to same situation. A very simple trick solved this problem. I set hidden my initial view controller before launch2. If initial view controller is the right controller it's set to visible in viewDidLoad. Else, a segue is performed to desired view controller. It works perfectly in iOS 6.1 and above. I'm sure it works on earlier versions of iOS.

Answer 6

Found simple solution - no need to remove "initial view controller check" from storyboard and editing project Info tab and use makeKeyAndVisible, just place

self.window.rootViewController = rootVC;

in

- (BOOL) application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: