Creating View in StoryBoard

Question

I create View with elements in storyBoard. Now I want to use it. Problem is that I can not drag element from that view to class of this view. Why?

My purpose is to create view in storyboard and then use it like

 MyView *mv= [[MyView alloc]initWithFrame:..];

and then assign it to show to button tap

Answer 1

You can create your additional views inside a storyboard if you prefer. The key is to create them in the same ViewController Scene, but outside of the viewController. Create an IBOutlet for the view in your viewController.m by dragging the secondary view to the viewController and then you can access it in the same way you would with any other IBOutlet. If this is a custom view you can set the class in the identity inspector as you would with any other custom class in storyboards.

For a full example, look at Apples KeyboardAccessory sample Code, specifically, look at the AccessoryView

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/samplecode/KeyboardAccessory/Listings/Classes_ViewController_m.html

Answer 2

Check whether your class files and view has the same name.

Also your class file should be a subclass of UIView.

Then in your Interface builder, click on 'Show the identity inspector' for View.xib and check the Custom Class name.