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# automaticallyForwardAppearanceAndRotationMethodsToChildViewControllers

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether appearance and rotation methods are forwarded.

```
- (BOOL) automaticallyForwardAppearanceAndRotationMethodsToChildViewControllers;
```

## Return Value

A Boolean value that indicates whether appearance and rotation methods are forwarded.

## Discussion

This method is called to determine whether to automatically forward containment callbacks to the child view controllers.

The default implementation returns <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>. Subclasses of the [`UIViewController`](/documentation/UIKit/UIViewController) class that implement containment logic may override this method to control how these methods are forwarded. If you override this method and return <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>, you are responsible for forwarding the following methods to child view controllers at the appropriate times:

- [`viewWillAppear(_:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIViewController/viewWillAppear(_:))
- [`viewDidAppear(_:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIViewController/viewDidAppear(_:))
- [`viewWillDisappear(_:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIViewController/viewWillDisappear(_:))
- [`viewDidDisappear(_:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIViewController/viewDidDisappear(_:))
- [`willRotate(to:duration:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIViewController/willRotate(to:duration:))
- [`willAnimateRotation(to:duration:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIViewController/willAnimateRotation(to:duration:))
- [`didRotate(from:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIViewController/didRotate(from:))

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