How does one get UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() to work with iPhone OS SDK < 3.2

Question

Apple advises using the following code to detect whether running on an iPad or iPhone/iPod Touch:

if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) {         


        

Answer 1

Instead of any compiler based stuff I use:

- (BOOL)deviceIsAnIPad {
if ([[UIDevice currentDevice] respondsToSelector:@selector(userInterfaceIdiom)])
    //We can test if it's an iPad. Running iOS3.2+
    if ([[UIDevice currentDevice] userInterfaceIdiom] == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad)
        return YES; //is an iPad
    else 
        return NO; //is an iPhone
else 
    return NO; //does not respond to selector, therefore must be < iOS3.2, therefore is an iPhone
}