SASlideMenuRootViewController controllerForIndexPath and switchToContentViewController

[heyalexchoi]

Hey, I was wondering if the SASlideMenuRootViewController methods controllerForIndexPath and switchToContentViewController are supposed to enable a non-animated switch in the content view controller.

I know that the slide menu method selectContentAtIndexPath allows a programmatic segue, but it shows a menu closing animation.

Looks like the SASlideMenuRootViewController's ->controllers only becomes something when the method addContentViewController is called.

Just want to make sure I'm not missing anything.

[stefanoa]

Hi Alex,
I am not sure I understand your question.
The method switchToContentViewController perform the animations and is used by the SASlideMenuContentSegue, the SASlideMenuViewController and the SASlideMenuRootViewController. The method controllerForIndexPath is simply a method used to access the controllers dictionary in other words it is method to access the cache containing the controllers.

[heyalexchoi]

Ah, ok, I think I understand better now.

What would you say is the best way to extend SASlideMenu's functionality to change content view controllers without an animation?

[heyalexchoi]

After experimenting with a few different methods, the best way I found was to manipulate the slide menu data source / delegate, like so:

// The duration of the animation
-(CGFloat) slideInAnimationDuration
{
    if (self.disableSlideAnimation)
    {

        return 0;
    }
    return .5;
}

// The duration of the animation
-(CGFloat) slideOutAnimationDuration
{

    if (self.disableSlideAnimation)
    {

        return 0;
    }
    return .5;
}


// If it returns true when switching between content view controller the deselected one will slide out before the selected one will slide in.
-(Boolean) slideOutThenIn;
{
    if (self.disableSlideAnimation)
    {
        return NO;
    }
    return YES;
}

Although I am still having trouble finding a good way to access the navigation controller I just switched to. Looks like this is primarily accounted for in the private property selectedContent.

[stefanoa]

Hi Alex,

The hack you are using seems ok to me, in future versions I will add the ability to switch without animations.
The navigation controller should be accessible from the content view controller using the UIViewController property:

@property(nonatomic, readonly, retain) UINavigationController *navigationController