How to implement UIPageViewController that utilizes multiple ViewControllers

Question

I\'ve been working on a simple test app to learn the ins and outs of the UIPageViewController. I have it working but I\'m not convinced my execution is the best way. I hop

Answer 1

Basically, I managed to get a slightly different way which is based on the template provided by XCode 6.4 (Page-Based Application) methods and the insights from other authors (including this, @Ben from other answers):

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];

    self.viewControllersArray = @[@"FirstViewController", @"SecondViewController"];
...
}

...

- (UIViewController *)viewControllerAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index {

    UIViewController *childViewController = [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:[self.viewControllersArray objectAtIndex:index]];
    //childViewController.index = index;
    return childViewController;

}

- (NSUInteger)indexOfViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController {
    NSString *restorationId = viewController.restorationIdentifier;
    return [self.viewControllersArray indexOfObject:restorationId];
}

- (UIViewController *)pageViewController:(UIPageViewController *)pageViewController viewControllerBeforeViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController {

    NSUInteger index = [self indexOfViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController];
    if ((index == 0) || (index == NSNotFound)) {
        return nil;
    }

    index--;
    return [self viewControllerAtIndex:index];
}

- (UIViewController *)pageViewController:(UIPageViewController *)pageViewController viewControllerAfterViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController {

    NSUInteger index = [self indexOfViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController];
    if (index == NSNotFound) {
        return nil;
    }

    index++;
    if (index == [self.viewControllersArray count]) {
        return nil;
    }
    return [self viewControllerAtIndex:index];
}