How do I get an objects height from awakeFromNib to my mainViewController.m?

Question

I programmatically created a UILable in a xib file - class of awakeFromNib, and I'm trying to get the labels height in the mainViewController.m. I tried using an NSBundle to load the xib file, but it didn't work. Is there another way I should load it? I need to call awakFromNib in viewDidLoad.

Here is my code:

- (void)awakeFromNib
{
    self.label = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 50, 200)];
    [self.label setText:@"This is a label"];
    [self.myView addSubview:self.label];

    NSLog(@"%f", self.label.frame.size.height);  // Results: 200.0000
}

mainViewController.m

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view.

    [[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"customCell" owner:self options:nil]objectAtIndex:0];
    customCell *cellVC = [[cutsomCell alloc] init];

    NSLog(@"%f", cellVC.label.frame.size.height); // Results: 0.0000
}

I need the NSLog to display 200, not 0.

UIView is an object I created in the xib/storyboard file. I then made an IBOutlet naming it myView — , Feb 03 '15 at 02:12
If you add cellVC as a child to your mainViewController does this label show up? — Skyler Lauren, Feb 03 '15 at 02:15
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/70081/discussion-between-skyler-lauren-and-mike-rally). — Skyler Lauren, Feb 03 '15 at 02:23

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 03 '15 at 03:34

I have had the worst luck loading nibs and issues searching for an easy way to do so. This is what worked for me in the past.

Add this to customCell.m

- (id)initWithNib
{
    // where MyCustomView is the name of your nib
    UINib *nib = [UINib nibWithNibName:@"customCell" bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];
    self = [[nib instantiateWithOwner:self options:nil] objectAtIndex:0];
    return self;
}

Add this to customCell.h

- (id)initWithNib;

Now in your view controller do this

customCell *cellVC = [[cutsomCell alloc] initWithNib];

I found a good link here that uses that example here

How do I get an objects height from awakeFromNib to my mainViewController.m?

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