What s the difference between all the Selection Segues

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Show Show Detail Present Modally Popover presentation Custom     What is the difference between them  I couldn t find any documentation on it  There used to be some which I found in a Google search  but it s now gone  https   developer apple com library ios recipes xcode help-interface builder articles-storyboard StoryboardSegue html

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For those who prefer a bit more practical learning  select the segue in dock  open the attribute inspector and switch between different kinds of segues  dropdown  Kind    This will reveal options specific for each of them  for example you can see that  present modally  allows you to choose a transition type etc

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Here is a quick summary of the segues and an example for each type   Show - Pushes the destination view controller onto the navigation stack  sliding overtop from right to left  providing a back button to return to the source - or if not embedded in a navigation controller it will be presented modally Example  Navigating inboxes folders in Mail  Show Detail - For use in a split view controller  replaces the detail secondary view controller when in an expanded 2 column interface  otherwise if collapsed to 1 column it will push in a navigation controller Example  In Messages  tapping a conversation will show the conversation details - replacing the view controller on the right when in a two column layout  or push the conversation when in a single column layout  Present Modally - Presents a view controller in various animated fashions as defined by the Presentation option  covering the previous view controller - most commonly used to present a view controller that animates up from the bottom and covers the entire screen on iPhone  or on iPad it s common to present it as a centered box that darkens the presenting view controller Example  Selecting Touch ID  amp  Passcode in Settings  Popover Presentation - When run on iPad  the destination appears in a popover  and tapping anywhere outside of this popover will dismiss it  or on iPhone popovers are supported as well but by default it will present the destination modally over the full screen Example  Tapping the   button in Calendar  Custom - You may implement your own custom segue and have control over its behavior  The deprecated segues are essentially the non-adaptive equivalents of those described above  These segue types were deprecated in iOS 8  Push  Modal  Popover  Replace   For more info  you may read over the Using Segues documentation which also explains the types of segues and how to use them in a Storyboard  Also check out Session 216 Building Adaptive Apps with UIKit from WWDC 2014  They talked about how you can build adaptive apps using these new Adaptive Segues  and they built a demo project that utilizes these segues

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For clarity  I d like to illustrate  Joey s answer above with these gifs    Show    Show Detail    Present Modally    Present As Popover

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The document has moved here it seems  https   help apple com xcode mac 8 0   dev564169bb1  Can t copy the icons here  but here are the descriptions         Show  Present the content in the detail or master area depending on the content of the screen       If the app is displaying a master and detail view  the content is pushed onto the detail area  If the app is only displaying the master or the detail  the content is pushed on top of the current view controller stack    Show Detail  Present the content in the detail area       If the app is displaying a master and detail view  the new content replaces the current detail  If the app is only displaying the master or the detail  the content replaces the top of the current view controller stack    Present Modally  Present the content modally    Present as Popover  Present the content as a popover anchored to an existing view    Custom  Create your own behaviors by using a custom segue

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