Tap the Back Button and go back 2 screens

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Jake Chasan Veteran developer Posts: 1685 Reg: May 13, 2011 location unknow... 29,650	confirm \| cancel 05/02/13 08:18 PM (12 years ago) Tap the Back Button and go back 2 screens Hi All, I have an interesting question: How would I have the user tap the back button and have the screen skip over the previous screen and go back 2 screens? Jake Title Comments Hi All, I have an interesting question: How would I have the user tap the back button and have the screen skip over the previous screen and go back 2 screens? Jake

chris1 Code is Art Posts: 3862 Reg: Aug 10, 2012 Austin, TX 50,120	05/02/13 08:21 PM (12 years ago) you'll have to overwrite the backbutton by creating a new uibarbuttonitem and setting it as the left button on the navigation item. Add a selector method to it, and in the method, pop the viewController twice. Comments you'll have to overwrite the backbutton by creating a new uibarbuttonitem and setting it as the left button on the navigation item. Add a selector method to it, and in the method, pop the viewController twice.

Jake Chasan Veteran developer Posts: 1685 Reg: May 13, 2011 location unknow... 29,650	05/02/13 08:22 PM (12 years ago) Is there a way to have one view controller show when it is first tapped on, and another when the user taps back? Jake Comments Is there a way to have one view controller show when it is first tapped on, and another when the user taps back? Jake

chris1 Code is Art Posts: 3862 Reg: Aug 10, 2012 Austin, TX 50,120	05/02/13 09:37 PM (12 years ago) You mean, make the back button not actually go back in history, but go to a different viewController altogether? If so, in your selector method for the button, just push the new viewController. Or if it's a plugin, call the handleTapToLoad method. Comments You mean, make the back button not actually go back in history, but go to a different viewController altogether? If so, in your selector method for the button, just push the new viewController. Or if it's a plugin, call the handleTapToLoad method.

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