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How to get iPhones current orientation?

Is there a special method to get iPhones orientation? I don't need it in degrees or radians, I want it to return an UIInterfaceOrientation object. I just need it for an if-else construction like 

if(currentOrientation==UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait ||currentOrientation==UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown) {
//Code
}  
if (currentOrientation==UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight ||currentOrientation==UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft ) {
//Code
}

Thanks in advance!

Solution

  • This is most likely what you want:

    UIInterfaceOrientation interfaceOrientation = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation];

    You can then use system macros like: 

    if (UIInterfaceOrientationIsPortrait(interfaceOrientation))
{

}

    If you want the device orientation use:

    UIDeviceOrientation deviceOrientation = [[UIDevice currentDevice] orientation];

    This includes enumerations like UIDeviceOrientationFaceUp and UIDeviceOrientationFaceDown