Picking nib file in Xamarin.iOS

Question

I'm currently having the constructor of my UIViewController defined like this:

public MyViewController(int mode) : base ("MyViewController", null)
{
   //Initialize viewcontroller
}

I want to use different nib files under different circumstances based on the mode parameter. The problem is I can't run any code in the constructor before calling the base constructor.

I know it's possible to use the [condition] ? [true_path] : [false_path] [condition] ? [true_path] : [false_path] syntax to pick between two nib strings, but I have to pick between four of them.

Is there any way to do this without resorting to adding new parameters to the MyViewController constructor?

Answer 1

You could use a static method to solve this problem.

Define it like this:

private static string GetNibFile(int mode)
{
    //Pick your nib file here, using a switch or something
    return "ChosenNibName";
}

Then use it like this:

public MyViewController(int mode) : base (GetNibFile(mode), null)
{
   //Initialize viewcontroller
}