Present UIAlertController from AppDelegate

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I'm trying to present a UIAlertController from the AppDelegate in my iOS app. Below is the alert and the present method.

UIAlertController *alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:cTitle message:cMessage preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];

//Configure alert and actions

[self.window.rootViewController presentViewController:alert animated:TRUE completion:nil];

However, when I try to present the alert, it doesn't appear and I get the following alert in the console.

Warning: Attempt to present <UIAlertController: 0x145f5d60> on <UINavigationController: 0x146590f0> whose view is not in the window hierarchy!

What is causing the error and how do I fix it?

Trying to present right as the app is launching I'm guessing? — Acey, Nov 16 '14 at 0:33
Can you try this link for usefull Link: [ alertViewController](stackoverflow.com/a/37029075/2442762) — joel prithivi, May 4 at 13:25

Aditya Gaonkar · Answer 1 · 2015-07-23 14:15:34Z

You can use this code as well if you want to launch it from didFinishLaunchingWithOptions.Hope this helps.

dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {
              let importantAlert: UIAlertController = UIAlertController(title: "Action Sheet", message: "Hello I was presented from appdelegate ;)", preferredStyle: .ActionSheet)
            self.window?.rootViewController?.presentViewController(importantAlert, animated: true, completion: nil)
        })

Hi @AdiQuadCore, your is useful only in swift application. In objC, the UIAlertController needs a pointer to the current UIViewController. — Zeb, Sep 16 '15 at 12:22

Daij-Djan · Answer 2 · 2014-11-16 00:48:35Z

you call it before the window is up and the navigationController is actually shown:

"Warning: Attempt to present on whose view is not in the window hierarchy!"

likely you do so in applicationDidFinishLaunching?

EITHER wait .. like do it when the view really appears

OR

one 'hack' would be to force the view and window up yourself:

[self.window addSubview:self.rootViewController.view];
[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];

Sreekanth · Answer 3 · 2016-03-03 07:13:55Z

try this code..

-(void)application:(UIApplication *)application               didReceiveLocalNotification:(UILocalNotification *)notification
{
 NSLog(@"rakshapettu");
 UIAlertController *alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:@"AlertView" message:@"I am an AlertView" preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
UIAlertAction* defaultAction = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"OK" style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
                                                      handler:^(UIAlertAction * action) {
                                                          [alert dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
                                                      }];
[alert addAction:defaultAction];
UIWindow *alertWindow = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[UIScreen mainScreen].bounds];
alertWindow.rootViewController = [[UIViewController alloc] init];
alertWindow.windowLevel = UIWindowLevelAlert + 1;
[alertWindow makeKeyAndVisible];
[alertWindow.rootViewController presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil]; 
}

John Topley · Answer 4 · 2015-10-18 10:08:45Z

up vote 3 down vote

It's better to use something like:

var hostVC = self.window?.rootViewController

while let next = hostVC?.presentedViewController {
    hostVC = next
}

hostVC?.presentViewController(alertController, animated: true, completion: nil)

Previous answers won't work if you are already presenting modal view controller.

edited Oct 18 '15 at 10:08

John Topley

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answered Oct 14 '15 at 15:00

Mikhail Mkl

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Perfect answer and a really good method to handle modally presented view controllers! Thanks! – NerdyTherapist 2 days ago

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Kevin · Answer 5 · 2016-05-28 02:08:31Z

I was trying the same but does not work because after change of viewcontroller still returned the initial viewcontroller and throw the error whose view is not in the window hierarchy!. Finally, I found the solution to this problem:

UIApplication.sharedApplication().keyWindow?.rootViewController?.presentViewController(alertController, animated: true, completion: nil)

But I have to force view controllers to update de keyWindow with this:

override func viewDidAppear(animated: Bool) {
    super.viewDidAppear(animated)
    UIApplication.sharedApplication().keyWindow!.rootViewController = self
    UIApplication.sharedApplication().keyWindow!.makeKeyAndVisible()
}

kakubei · Answer 6 · 2015-04-21 11:43:47Z

up vote 1 down vote

You can try calling it in viewDidAppear instead of viewDidLoad. I had a similar error and that fixed it.

answered Apr 21 '15 at 11:43

kakubei

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Alvin George · Answer 7 · 2016-04-27 07:38:28Z

Using Alert Controller:

func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool {
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {

    //INTERNET NOT AVAILABLE ALERT
    var internetUnavailableAlertController = UIAlertController (title: "Network Unavailable", message: "Please check your internet connection settings and turn on Network Connection", preferredStyle: .Alert)

    var settingsAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Settings", style: .Default) { (_) -> Void in
        let settingsUrl = NSURL(string: UIApplicationOpenSettingsURLString)
        if let url = settingsUrl {
            UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(url)
        }
    }
    var cancelAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Okay", style: .Default, handler: nil)
    internetUnavailableAlertController .addAction(settingsAction)
    internetUnavailableAlertController .addAction(cancelAction)
    self.window?.rootViewController!.presentViewController(internetUnavailableAlertController , animated: true, completion: nil)
    })

Using AlertView:

func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool {

    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), {

        //INTERNET NOT AVAILABLE ALERTVIEW

        let internetUnavailableAlert =  UIAlertView(title: "Network Unavailable", message: "Please check your internet connection settings and turn on Network Connection", delegate: self, cancelButtonTitle: "Okay")
        internetUnavailableAlert.show()
        })

  return true
 }
}

ldindu · Answer 8 · 2014-11-16 00:39:32Z

up vote -3 down vote

You are trying to present UIAlertController on UINavigationController, which appeared to be your rootViewController and the problem is you cannot present UIAlertController on UINavigationController, the UIAlertController needs a view controller's from which it can be presented.

Can you not call as follow,

[self presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];

here self refers to current view controller, on which you are presenting the alert.

answered Nov 16 '14 at 0:39

ldindu

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thats not really what the message says though. and a navigationController is a viewController and it also has a view IF visible – Daij-Djan Nov 16 '14 at 0:44

Correct me if I am wrong, the UINavigationController class implements a specialized view controller that manages the navigation of hierarchical content so you cannot present any UIAlertController from it? – ldindu Nov 16 '14 at 0:52

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