Get launch orientation of iPad app

Question

In my iPad app, I need to run some layout code to set the proper layout depending on the orientation. By default, the layout is configured for the landscape orientation, so

Answer 1

Use self.interfaceOrientation in your view controller - it's a property of UIViewController that is set by iOS for you, and in some cases is more reliable than [[UIDevice currentDevice] orientation].

Here's a detailed description: http://bynomial.com/blog/?p=25