sidebarController become unresponsive if the contentViewController is tabBarController

[bhavinchitroda]

I have a tab bar controller in storyboard that contains a bar button to open a side panel from left side. I used the below code to integrate thesidebarcontroller in my application...

LeftViewController *leftViewController = [[LeftViewController alloc] init];
leftViewController.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:125.0 green:125.0 blue:125.0 alpha:0.5];
UITabBarController *contentViewController = [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"ViewController"];
TheSidebarController *sidebarController = [[TheSidebarController alloc] initWithContentViewController:contentViewController leftSidebarViewController:leftViewController];

I wrote the code for left bar button (to open sidepanel) in tabcontroller's first selected view controller, and confirmed with break points that it's being called on button press.

- (void)leftButtonClicked
{
   if(self.sidebarController.sidebarIsPresenting)
   {
        [self.sidebarController dismissSidebarViewController];
   }
   else
   {
       [self.sidebarController presentLeftSidebarViewControllerWithStyle:SidebarTransitionStyleAirbnb];
   }
}

But, side panel is not responding or opening !!!..

[jondanao]

Is the left button inside UINavigationController that is inside the UITabBarController? If so, then I know how to fix it.

[bhavinchitroda]

I tried to use self.tabBarController.sidebarController instead of self.sidebarController and it's working. Is that what you want me to try?

[jondanao]

I'm guessing it's the hierarchy of the category of the UIViewController here: https://github.com/jondanao/TheSidebarController/blob/master/TheSidebarController/TheSidebarController.m#L394

It can only reference the sidebarController until 3 levels deep (TheSidebarControlller > ContentContainerViewController > UINavigationController > UIViewController). Yours is 4 levels (TheSidebarControlller > ContentContainerViewController > UITabBarController > UINavigationController > UIViewController).

But your solution works because you're referencing the sidebarController from a 2-level depth which is supported. Thanks!

[parthpatel1105]

If i want to present view controller in centerview controller than what should i do?

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