How to make a AVPlayerViewController go to fullscreen programmatically?

Question

I\'m trying to make a AVPlayerViewController go to full screen mode programmatically, coming from \"embedded\" mode, however this does not appear to be possible with the pub

Answer 1

UPDATE: Swift 4 version of ToddH's answer:

private func enterFullscreen(playerViewController: AVPlayerViewController) {

    let selectorName: String = {
        if #available(iOS 11.3, *) {
            return "_transitionToFullScreenAnimated:interactive:completionHandler:"
        } else if #available(iOS 11, *) {
            return "_transitionToFullScreenAnimated:completionHandler:"
        } else {
            return "_transitionToFullScreenViewControllerAnimated:completionHandler:"
        }
    }()
    let selectorToForceFullScreenMode = NSSelectorFromString(selectorName)

    if playerViewController.responds(to: selectorToForceFullScreenMode) {
        playerViewController.perform(selectorToForceFullScreenMode, with: true, with: nil)
    }
}