iOS Dismissing modal Views

[mathieuhendey]

Am I okay to just call [self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES] from the modal view controller or do I have to do it from the parent controller? It works from the modal view, but I've seen some sources state that delegating to the parent is better. Is my app going to get rejected if I don't delegate?

 

[dejo]

Shouldn't be a problem. I do it all the time. Apple won't reject the app for this. And, according to the UIViewController Class Reference discussion for dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:

If you call this method on the modal view controller itself, however, the modal view controller automatically forwards the message to its parent view controller.

 

[mathieuhendey]

Shouldn't be a problem. I do it all the time. Apple won't reject the app for this. And, according to the UIViewController Class Reference discussion for dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:

Great, thanks.

 

[North Bronson]

Am I okay to just call [self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES] from the modal view controller or do I have to do it from the parent controller? It works from the modal view, but I've seen some sources state that delegating to the parent is better. Is my app going to get rejected if I don't delegate?

The object that was responsible for presenting your modal controller should be the same object responsible for dismissing your modal controller. It will be a cleaner approach. It will help abstract the design of your view controller.