showing popover with arrow without blocking parent view

Question

I am developing in iOS8 and want to show a popover view with an arrow. However, i do not want to block the parent view. Also, tapping on the parent view should not dismiss the popover view.

When i use UIPopoverController the parent view is grayed out and tapping on it only dismisses the popover. What ui element should i use to achieve the required functionality?

That doesn't sound like a popover, or any other built in control. You'll probably have to implement it yourself using container view controllers and programmatic auto layout. — Linuxios

Manuel Manuel · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-09T14:32:11

You can specify the views that should not be blocked by the pop over with the property passthroughViews.

let popOverViewController = PopOverViewController(...)
popOverViewController.popoverPresentationController?.passthroughViews = [view]

showing popover with arrow without blocking parent view

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