A paging menu controller built from other view controllers placed inside a scroll view (like Spotify, Windows Phone, Instagram)

A fully customizable and flexible paging menu controller built from other view controllers placed inside a scroll view allowing the user to switch between any kind of view controller with an easy tap or swipe gesture similar to what Spotify, Windows Phone, and Instagram use

Latest Update

1.2.8 Release (06/22/2015)

  • Bug fixes
  • Obj-c more stable

Description

A fully customizable and flexible paging menu controller built from other view controllers placed inside a scroll view allowing the user to switch between any kind of view controller with an easy tap or swipe gesture similar to what Spotify, Windows Phone, and Instagram use

Similar to Spotify

PageMenuDemo PageMenuScreen2

Similar to Windows Phone

PageMenuDemo2 PageMenuScreen2

Similar to Instagram segmented control

PageMenuDemoSegmentedControlGif PageMenuDemoScreen6

Installation

CocoaPods

PageMenu is available through [CocoaPods]. !! Swift only !!

To install add the following line to your Podfile:

pod 'PageMenu'

Carthage

PageMenu is also available through [Carthage]. Append this line to Cartfile and follow [this instruction].

github "uacaps/PageMenu"

Manual Installation

The class file required for PageMenu is located in the Classes folder in the root of this repository as listed below:

  • CAPSPageMenu.swift

How to use PageMenu

First you will have to create a view controller that is supposed to serve as the base of the page menu. This can be a view controller with its xib file as a separate file as well as having its xib file in storyboard. Following this you will have to go through a few simple steps outlined below in order to get everything up and running.

1) Add the files listed in the installation section to your project

2) Add a property for CAPSPageMenu in your base view controller

Swift

var pageMenu : CAPSPageMenu?

Objective-C

@property (nonatomic) CAPSPageMenu *pagemenu;

3) Add the following code in the viewDidLoad function in your view controller

Swift

// Array to keep track of controllers in page menu
var controllerArray : [UIViewController] = []

// Create variables for all view controllers you want to put in the 
// page menu, initialize them, and add each to the controller array. 
// (Can be any UIViewController subclass)
// Make sure the title property of all view controllers is set
// Example:
var controller : UIViewController = UIViewController(nibName: "controllerNibName", bundle: nil)
controller.title = "SAMPLE TITLE"
controllerArray.append(controller)

// Customize page menu to your liking (optional) or use default settings by sending nil for 'options' in the init
// Example:
var parameters: [CAPSPageMenuOption] = [
    .MenuItemSeparatorWidth(4.3), 
    .UseMenuLikeSegmentedControl(true), 
    .MenuItemSeparatorPercentageHeight(0.1)
]

// Initialize page menu with controller array, frame, and optional parameters
pageMenu = CAPSPageMenu(viewControllers: controllerArray, frame: CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, self.view.frame.width, self.view.frame.height), pageMenuOptions: parameters)

// Lastly add page menu as subview of base view controller view
// or use pageMenu controller in you view hierachy as desired
self.view.addSubview(pageMenu!.view)

Objective-C

// Array to keep track of controllers in page menu
NSMutableArray *controllerArray = [NSMutableArray array];

// Create variables for all view controllers you want to put in the 
// page menu, initialize them, and add each to the controller array. 
// (Can be any UIViewController subclass)
// Make sure the title property of all view controllers is set
// Example:
UIViewController *controller = [UIViewController alloc] initWithNibname:@"controllerNibnName" bundle:nil];
controller.title = @"SAMPLE TITLE";
[controllerArray addObject:controller];

// Customize page menu to your liking (optional) or use default settings by sending nil for 'options' in the init
// Example:
NSDictionary *parameters = @{CAPSPageMenuOptionMenuItemSeparatorWidth: @(4.3),
                             CAPSPageMenuOptionUseMenuLikeSegmentedControl: @(YES),
                             CAPSPageMenuOptionMenuItemSeparatorPercentageHeight: @(0.1)
                             };

// Initialize page menu with controller array, frame, and optional parameters
_pageMenu = [[CAPSPageMenu alloc] initWithViewControllers:controllerArray frame:CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, self.view.frame.size.width, self.view.frame.size.height) options:parameters];

// Lastly add page menu as subview of base view controller view
// or use pageMenu controller in you view hierachy as desired
[self.view addSubview:_pageMenu.view];

4) Optional - Delegate Methods

In order to use the delegate methods first set the delegate of page menu to the parent view controller when setting it up

Swift

// Optional delegate 
pageMenu!.delegate = self

Objective-C

// Optional delegate 
_pageMenu.delegate = self;

After that you will be able to set up the following delegate methods inside of your parent view controller

Swift

func willMoveToPage(controller: UIViewController, index: Int){}

func didMoveToPage(controller: UIViewController, index: Int){}

Objective-C

// Optional delegate 
- (void)willMoveToPage:(UIViewController *)controller index:(NSInteger)index {}

- (void)didMoveToPage:(UIViewController *)controller index:(NSInteger)index {}

5) You should now be ready to use PageMenu!! ?

Customization

There are many ways you are able to customize page menu for your needs and there will be more customizations coming in the future to make sure page menu conforms to your app design. These will all be properties in CAPSPageMenu that can be changed from your base view controller. (Property names given with each item below)

1) Colors

  • Background color behind the page menu scroll view to blend in view controller backgrounds

    viewBackgroundColor (UIColor)
    
  • Scroll menu background color

    scrollMenuBackgroundColor (UIColor)
    
  • Selection indicator color

    selectionIndicatorColor (UIColor)
    
  • Selected menu item label color

    selectedMenuItemLabelColor (UIColor)
    
  • Unselected menu item label color

    unselectedMenuItemLabelColor (UIColor)
    
  • Menu item separator color (Used for segmented control style)

    menuItemSeparatorColor (UIColor)
    
  • Bottom menu hairline color

    bottomMenuHairlineColor (UIColor)
    

2) Dimensions

  • Scroll menu height

    menuHeight (CGFloat)
    
  • Scroll menu margin (leading space before first menu item and after last menu item as well as in between items)

    menuMargin (CGFloat)
    
  • Scroll menu item width

    menuItemWidth (CGFloat)
    
  • Selection indicator height

    selectionIndicatorHeight (CGFloat)
    

3) Segmented Control

  • Use PageMenu as segmented control

    useMenuLikeSegmentedControl (Bool)
    
  • Menu item separator width in pixels

    menuItemSeparatorWidth (CGFloat)
    
  • Menu item separator height in percentage of menu height

    menuItemSeparatorPercentageHeight (CGFloat)
    
  • Menu item separator has rounded edges

    menuItemSeparatorRoundEdges (Bool)
    

4) Others

  • Menu item title label font

    menuItemFont (UIFont)
    
  • Bottom menu hairline

    addBottomMenuHairline (Bool)
    
  • Menu item witdh based on title text width (see Demo 3)

    menuItemWidthBasedOnTitleTextWidth (Bool)
    
  • Disable/Enable horizontal bounce for controller scroll view

    enableHorizontalBounce (Bool)
    
  • Hide/Unhide top menu bar

    hideTopMenuBar (Bool)
    
  • Center menu items in menu if they don't span entire width (Not currently supported for menu item width based on title)

    centerMenuItems (Bool)
    
  • Scroll animation duration on menu item tap in milliseconds

    scrollAnimationDurationOnMenuItemTap (Int)
    

Apps using PageMenu

Please let me know if your app in the AppStore uses this library so I can add your app to the list of apps featuring PageMenu.

Future Work

  • [x] Screen rotation support
  • [x] Objective-C version
  • [ ] Infinite scroll option / Wrap items
  • [ ] Carthage support
  • [ ] More customization options

GitHub