Split view in portrait mode!

Question

Apple provide the split view only for landscape but not for the portrait mode. Is there any way to achieve the splitview in portrait mode also?

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Answer 1

update in iOS 8 xcode 6+

if let splitVCExists = self.splitViewController{
        splitVCExists.preferredDisplayMode = UISplitViewControllerDisplayMode.AllVisible
    }    

doc: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UISplitViewController_class/index.html#//apple_ref/occ/instp/UISplitViewController/preferredDisplayMode

One thing I did notice is that it will try to layout the splitviewcontroller based on the preferredDisplayMode as long as there is enough space. otherwise it will choose the display mode to fit the content right. I have used it and it lays the VCs out how I want in both portrait and landscape.