Which template for my iOS project?

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I'm about to create a new application and wanted to know what template to start with for the following functionality and any key pointers you can provide for a beginner would be really appreciated!

Starts with splash screen and goes to first view
UITabBarController at the bottom and header at the top for every view

First view - textbox, submit button, 2 items in a table which sends the user to a sub-view
Second view - a list of items which once clicked take the user to a view which can also take them to a subview
Third view - a list of items which once clicked take the user to a view which can also take them to a subview
Fourth view - a search function, displays a list and once clicked take the user to a view which can also take them to a subview
Fifth view - a list of items which once clicked take the user to a view which can also take them to a subview

Thank you!

As an addendum to this question, I suggest that the answers describe the intended use of the different project templates. — Kirk Broadhurst, Aug 12 '11 at 03:31

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 12 '11 at 03:30

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It doesn't really matter, because you can basically make any app out of any template (they're not that different), but the "Tab Bar Application" template is probably a good start for what you want to do.

answered Aug 12 '11 at 03:30

omz

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Thanks! So do I start off with Tab Bar and within each view I can tell it which to use? – Justine4601 Aug 12 '11 at 03:48

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 12 '11 at 03:30

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Navigation based application or Tab Bar Application seem to suit your needs. This template provides a starting point for an application that uses a navigation controller. It provides a user interface configured with a navigation controller to display a list of items.

or if you want to control creation of all the views, you can start with View-based application and do the navigation yourself. This template provides a starting point for an application that uses a single view. It provides a view controller to manage the view, and a nib file that contains the view.

All the best...

answered Aug 12 '11 at 03:30

Srikar Appalaraju

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Thank you! So the nib file is the .xib file? Or is the .xib file just the design view file? Thanks for your comments, much appreciated! – Justine4601 Aug 12 '11 at 03:50
xib is an XML format which gets compiled into the older native nib format. – Basil Bourque Aug 10 '13 at 11:16

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 12 '11 at 03:31

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Window-based application. It'll pay off in the end learning to create your views without Interface Builder. Besides, there's LOADS of tutorials on how to do things without Interface Builder.

answered Aug 12 '11 at 03:31

Dylan Reich

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Thanks! Do you have any links for tutorials on creating things without Interface builder? – Justine4601 Aug 12 '11 at 03:47
Apple's UICatalog (http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#samplecode/UICatalog/Introduction/Intro.html) sample project is great because it implements many different types of views and controls, all programmatically. Of course, some web searches on specific things will still turn up results. – Dylan Reich Aug 12 '11 at 04:04

Which template for my iOS project?

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