Xcode 6 - Push segue to same view controller

Question

I have a table view controller and tapping on a cell can trigger one of many different types of push segues based on the type of data in the cell. The identifier of the correct segue is determined in tableView:didSelectRowAtIndexPath: and then the segue is triggered with self.performSegueWithIdentifier:

For one of those segues, I'd like to push another instance of the same view controller on to the navigation stack. Is this possible without having to drag a new view controller object of the same type onto the storyboard? So far, I have only been able to wire up a segue to the same view controller if I Ctrl + Drag from the table cell to the view controller. This is not what I want.

Answer 1

As suggested, I don't think a segue will work. Instead you can push a new instance of the same view controller programmatically, which will have the same effect as performing the segue. The difference is that segue delegate methods like prepareForSegue won't be called.

- (void) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    MyViewController *vc = [[MyViewController alloc] init];
    [self.navigationController pushViewController:vc animated:YES];
}