No Way to Set Initial View Controller in New Storyboard in Xcode 6

Question

Here's what I did in Xcode 6.0.1:

Step 1: Create a new project with a single view.

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Step 2: Add an additional storyboard to the project.

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Step 3: Compare the original storyboard with the newly added one. Note how there is no arrow to designate the initial view controller. I can't find a way to add one, either.

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Is this expected behavior? Can you only have one initial view controller per application? I thought I could have one per storyboard.

Thanks in advance.

If you look in the Attributes Inspector for the view controller, can you tick "is Initial View Controller"? — pbasdf, Oct 06 '14 at 20:19

score 185 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 06 '14 at 20:21

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Select the view controller, then use the “Is Initial View Controller” checkbox in the attributes inspector.

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answered Oct 06 '14 at 20:21

rob mayoff

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Not true in Xcode 6.2 anymore. Look at the answer below for 6.2. – OutOnAWeekend Feb 02 '15 at 19:47
will it also set that controller as rootViewController of mandatory property of UIWindow in AppDelegate? – BaSha Feb 05 '15 at 05:15
@BaSha Yes. The initial view controller becomes the root view controller of the app delegate's window. – rob mayoff Feb 05 '15 at 05:34
is there any shortcut key to set the initial view controller just to save time from going to utilities inspector than setting initial viewcontroller. – tryKuldeepTanwar Dec 13 '16 at 06:21

score 15 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 20 '14 at 20:07

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In Xcode 6.2, there is no longer an "Is Initial View Controller" checkbox in the attributes inspector. Instead, you set the initial view controller by adding the Storyboard Entry Point found in the Object Library.

answered Dec 20 '14 at 20:07

Rick Yuan

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In Xcode 7, there is an “Is Initial View Controller” check box in the view controller's Attributes Inspector, and there is no entry point item in the Object Library. – rob mayoff Oct 08 '15 at 01:52

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered May 06 '15 at 14:23

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"Is initial View Controller" is back in XCode 6.3.x.

answered May 06 '15 at 14:23

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 06 '15 at 20:39

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In Xcode 6, use a "Storyboard Entry Point" from the object library. Drag the control onto the View Controller you wish to designate as the initial View Controller.

answered Jan 06 '15 at 20:39

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered May 10 '15 at 08:19

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The Story Entry Point does not exist in Object Library in Xcode 6.x, and cannot upgrade to Xcode 6.3.x for now in china.

answered May 10 '15 at 08:19

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after upgraded to Xcode 6.3, the 'Is Initial View Controller' option is back. and i just found we could always drag the 'Entry Point' arrow to specify initial view controller. – Ivan Zhang May 10 '15 at 09:32

No Way to Set Initial View Controller in New Storyboard in Xcode 6

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