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Classes/ToolbarSearchViewController.m

 
/*
     File: ToolbarSearchViewController.m
 Abstract: A view controller that manages a search bar and a recent searches controller.
 The view controller creates a search bar to place in a tool bar. When the user commences a search, a recent searches controller is displayed in a popover.
 
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#import "ToolbarSearchViewController.h"
#import "RecentSearchesController.h"
 
 
@interface ToolbarSearchViewController()
- (void)finishSearchWithString:(NSString *)searchString;
@end
 
 
@implementation ToolbarSearchViewController
 
 
@synthesize toolbar, searchBar, recentSearchesController, recentSearchesPopoverController, progressLabel;
 
 
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Create and manage the search results controller
 
- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
    
    // Create and configure a search bar.
    searchBar = [[UISearchBar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, 400.0, 0.0)];
    searchBar.delegate = self;
    
    
    // Create a bar button item using the search bar as its view.
    UIBarButtonItem *searchItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:searchBar];
    // Create a space item and set it and the search bar as the items for the toolbar.
    UIBarButtonItem *spaceItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFlexibleSpace target:nil action:NULL];
    toolbar.items = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:spaceItem, searchItem, nil];
    [spaceItem release];
    [searchItem release];    
    
    // Create and configure the recent searches controller.
    RecentSearchesController *aRecentsController = [[RecentSearchesController alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewStylePlain];
    self.recentSearchesController = aRecentsController;
    recentSearchesController.delegate = self;
    
    // Create a navigation controller to contain the recent searches controller, and create the popover controller to contain the navigation controller.
    UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:recentSearchesController];
    
    UIPopoverController *popover = [[UIPopoverController alloc] initWithContentViewController:navigationController];
    self.recentSearchesPopoverController = popover;
    recentSearchesPopoverController.delegate = self;
    
    // Ensure the popover is not dismissed if the user taps in the search bar.
    popover.passthroughViews = [NSArray arrayWithObject:searchBar];
 
    [navigationController release];
    [aRecentsController release];
    [popover release];
}
 
 
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Search results controller delegate method
 
- (void)recentSearchesController:(RecentSearchesController *)controller didSelectString:(NSString *)searchString {
    
    /*
     The user selected a row in the recent searches list.
     Set the text in the search bar to the search string, and conduct the search.
     */
    searchBar.text = searchString;
    [self finishSearchWithString:searchString];
}
 
 
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Search bar delegate methods
 
- (void)searchBarTextDidBeginEditing:(UISearchBar *)aSearchBar {
    
    // Display the search results controller popover.
    [recentSearchesPopoverController presentPopoverFromRect:[searchBar bounds] inView:searchBar permittedArrowDirections:UIPopoverArrowDirectionAny animated:YES];
}
 
 
- (void)searchBarTextDidEndEditing:(UISearchBar *)aSearchBar {
    
    // If the user finishes editing text in the search bar by, for example tapping away rather than selecting from the recents list, then just dismiss the popover.
    [recentSearchesPopoverController dismissPopoverAnimated:YES];
    [aSearchBar resignFirstResponder];
}
 
 
- (void)searchBar:(UISearchBar *)searchBar textDidChange:(NSString *)searchText {
    
    // When the search string changes, filter the recents list accordingly.
    [recentSearchesController filterResultsUsingString:searchText];
}
 
 
- (void)searchBarSearchButtonClicked:(UISearchBar *)aSearchBar {
    
    // When the search button is tapped, add the search term to recents and conduct the search.
    NSString *searchString = [searchBar text];
    [recentSearchesController addToRecentSearches:searchString];
    [self finishSearchWithString:searchString];
}
 
 
- (void)finishSearchWithString:(NSString *)searchString {
    
    // Conduct the search. In this case, simply report the search term used.
    [recentSearchesPopoverController dismissPopoverAnimated:YES];
    progressLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Performed a search using \"%@\".", searchString];
    [searchBar resignFirstResponder];
}
 
 
- (void)popoverControllerDidDismissPopover:(UIPopoverController *)popoverController {
    
    // Remove focus from the search bar without committing the search.
    progressLabel.text = @"Canceled a search.";
    [searchBar resignFirstResponder];
}
 
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark View lifecycle
 
// Override to allow orientations other than the default portrait orientation.
- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
    return YES;
}
 
- (void)willRotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)toInterfaceOrientation duration:(NSTimeInterval)duration {
    // hide the popover while rotating
    [self.recentSearchesPopoverController dismissPopoverAnimated:NO];
}
 
- (void)didRotateFromInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)fromInterfaceOrientation {
    // bring back the popover after rotating
    [self.recentSearchesPopoverController presentPopoverFromRect:self.searchBar.bounds
                                                          inView:self.searchBar
                                        permittedArrowDirections:UIPopoverArrowDirectionAny
                                                        animated:NO];
}
 
- (void)viewDidUnload {
    [super viewDidUnload];
    
    self.recentSearchesController = nil;
    self.recentSearchesPopoverController = nil;
    
    self.toolbar = nil;
    self.searchBar = nil;
    self.progressLabel = nil;
}
 
 
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Memory management
 
- (void)dealloc {
    
    [searchBar release];
    [toolbar release];
    [recentSearchesController release];
    [recentSearchesPopoverController release];
    [super dealloc];
}
 
@end



Last updated: 2010-04-19

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