ios5 - Pop the current view using Segues/Storyboard on iOS 5

Question

I am creating an app using iOS 5 SDK. I managed to push views using the Storyboard's Segues, but I cannot find the proper way to pop the current view and go back to the previous one.

I am not using any navigationController (the app doesn't have any top or bottom bars).

I don't think using modal or push segue the other way would be the solution as it instantiates a new controller.

Do I have to use a custom Segue with the opposite animation and deletion of the view at the end ? Or is there a better way ?

Answer 1

Storyboards in iOS 5 don't provide a "no-code" way to return from a segue -- that's something you'll need to implement yourself.

If you use "push" segues (which require a navigation controller), use the navigation controller's popViewControllerAnimated: method to undo the last push segue. (Or other methods to undo more; see the UINavigationController documentation.)

If you use "modal" segues, call dismissViewControllerAnimated:completion: on the view controller which presented the current view controller (which you can get from its presentingViewController property).

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Update: In iOS 6 and later there's unwind segues for going "back" in a storyboard. It's still not a no-code solution -- and it shouldn't be, because you need to be able to do things like differentiating between "Done" and "Cancel" exits from a modal view controller. But it does let you put more of the semantic flow of your app into the storyboard. Apple has a tech note that describes them in detail, and they're also covered in the video from WWDC 2012 Session 407.