Add .xib file to a ViewController in storyboard

Question

I am somehow new in iPhone development.

I have a storyboard that includes a ViewController. inside the ViewController, I have a UIScrollView.

I want to add two images and other controls to my scrollView. I read this link, and decide to implement the idea that described as the answer, but not the way he did programmatically.

I create a new .xib file and then add a UIView to it and add my UIImages and Labels in it.

Now, I want to add this UIView to my UIScrollView in the storyboard. This is my code:

OfferUIView *newPageView = [[OfferUIView alloc] init];
self.newPageView.contentMode = UIViewContentModeScaleAspectFill;
newPageView.frame = frame;
[self.scrollView addSubview:newPageView];
[self.pageViews replaceObjectAtIndex:page withObject:newPageView];

It does not work for my UIView which is a .xib file, but simply if I add for instance a UIImageView like:

UIImageView *newPageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:image];
self.newPageView.contentMode = UIViewContentModeScaleAspectFill;
newPageView.frame = frame;
[self.scrollView addSubview:newPageView];
[self.pageViews replaceObjectAtIndex:page withObject:newPageView];

Then it perfectly works. So how can I fix my code to add .xib file?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 24 '12 at 23:11

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The Answer that Carlos gave probably should work with 1 tweak. It sounds to me like your .xib file might contain just an UIView rather than an UIViewController. If that is the case you would need to do something more like:

NSArray *views = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"NameOfXIB" owner:self options:nil];
UIView *view = [views objectAtIndex:0];

Either that or you would need to change the .xib file to contain an UIViewController, but it doesn't sound like that is quite what you are after.

answered Sep 24 '12 at 23:11

MikeCocoa

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I read somewhere using `[views lastObject]` is safer than objectAtIndex:0. do you know why? in this answer: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9648076/how-to-design-separate-uiview-outside-of-any-viewcontroller-in-storyboard – Ali Sep 26 '12 at 09:15
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I'd imagine that views lastObject would just return null if there were no objects where objectAtIndex:0 will crash your program. – MikeCocoa Sep 26 '12 at 14:30

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 24 '14 at 13:27

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You can try with:

UIViewController *temporaryController = [[UIViewController alloc] 
                                          initWithNibName:@"NameOfXIB" 
                                                   bundle:nil];

And then:

[self.scrollView addSubview:[temporaryController view]];

edited Feb 24 '14 at 13:27

Alex Cio

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answered Sep 24 '12 at 21:09

CSolanaM

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does not work. Apps crashed! did you implement something like this or it was just your guess? – Ali Sep 24 '12 at 21:19
Uhm I've done this with UITableViewCells in that way: UITableViewCell *cell = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"NameNIBCell" owner:self options:nil] objectAtIndex:0]; – CSolanaM Sep 24 '12 at 21:28

Add .xib file to a ViewController in storyboard

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