MFMessageComposeViewController first alloc takes seconds

Question

I am trying to show an MFMessageComposeViewController with the following code:

controller = [[MFMessageComposeViewController alloc] init];

if([MFMessageComposeViewController canSendText])
{
    controller.body = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@%@", itemString, amountString, callTimeString];   
    controller.recipients = [NSArray arrayWithObject:@"12345678"];
    controller.messageComposeDelegate = self;
    [self presentModalViewController:controller animated:YES];
} 

The problem is when I press the button to bring up the MFMessageComposeViewController, the alloc takes a few seconds. I have tried moving the alloc line to my viewDidLoad method, however this just moves the problem and I end up waiting a few seconds for the view to load.

Is there any method to speed up the alloc and showing of my MFMessageComposeViewController or use a delegate method or something?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Well, what you are doing seems about right. You are not doing anything wrong. Check this - Can't set recipients of MFMessageComposeViewController? & the link attached in the answer