---
title: shouldAutomaticallyForwardRotationMethods()
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: uikit/uiviewcontroller/shouldautomaticallyforwardrotationmethods()
---

# shouldAutomaticallyForwardRotationMethods()

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether rotation methods are forwarded to child view controllers.

## Declaration

```swift
func shouldAutomaticallyForwardRotationMethods() -> Bool
```

## Return Value

Return Value true if rotation methods are forwarded or false if they are not.

## Discussion

Discussion This method is called to determine whether to automatically forward rotation-related containment callbacks to child view controllers. The default implementation returns true. Subclasses of the UIViewController class that implement containment logic may override this method to control how these methods are forwarded. If you override this method and return false, you are responsible for forwarding the following methods to child view controllers at the appropriate times: willRotate(to:duration:) willAnimateRotation(to:duration:) didRotate(from:)

## See Also

### Deprecated methods

- [setOverrideTraitCollection(_:forChild:)](uikit/uiviewcontroller/setoverridetraitcollection(_:forchild:).md)
- [overrideTraitCollection(forChild:)](uikit/uiviewcontroller/overridetraitcollection(forchild:).md)
- [attemptRotationToDeviceOrientation()](uikit/uiviewcontroller/attemptrotationtodeviceorientation().md)
- [registerForPreviewing(with:sourceView:)](uikit/uiviewcontroller/registerforpreviewing(with:sourceview:).md)
- [unregisterForPreviewing(withContext:)](uikit/uiviewcontroller/unregisterforpreviewing(withcontext:).md)
- [canPerformUnwindSegueAction(_:from:withSender:)](uikit/uiviewcontroller/canperformunwindsegueaction(_:from:withsender:).md)
- [didRotate(from:)](uikit/uiviewcontroller/didrotate(from:).md)
- [dismissMoviePlayerViewControllerAnimated()](uikit/uiviewcontroller/dismissmovieplayerviewcontrolleranimated().md)
- [forUnwindSegueAction(_:from:withSender:)](uikit/uiviewcontroller/forunwindsegueaction(_:from:withsender:).md)
- [presentMoviePlayerViewControllerAnimated(_:)](uikit/uiviewcontroller/presentmovieplayerviewcontrolleranimated(_:).md)
- [rotatingFooterView()](uikit/uiviewcontroller/rotatingfooterview().md)
- [rotatingHeaderView()](uikit/uiviewcontroller/rotatingheaderview().md)
- [segueForUnwinding(to:from:identifier:)](uikit/uiviewcontroller/segueforunwinding(to:from:identifier:).md)
- [willAnimateRotation(to:duration:)](uikit/uiviewcontroller/willanimaterotation(to:duration:).md)
- [willRotate(to:duration:)](uikit/uiviewcontroller/willrotate(to:duration:).md)