Presenting modal view occasionally hides the navigation bar

Question

I\'ve come across this twice now.

Sometimes using the following line of code:

[self.navigationController presentModalViewController:aViewControll         


        

Answer 1

If there is a navigation controller active, then you should just use

[self.navigationController pushViewControllerAnimated:how];

to slide another view controller in, while giving yourself and the user into a consistent user interface complete with 'automatic' back button support.

Once a navigation controller is in use, presenting a modal view controller should only be done to enlarge the usable area on the screen. And then, you should really use a fancy animation to let the user know that you are stepping away from the "task" or "steps" that the navigation controller was embodying.