Subclassing a UIView subclass loaded from a nib

Question

I have a class, FooView, that is a subclass of UIView, and whose view is loaded from a nib, something like:

+ (instancetype)viewFromNib         


        

Answer 1

I'm not sure you are onto the best solution, but I think this is what you are looking for.

+ (instancetype)viewFromNib
{
    NSString *className = NSStringFromClass([self class]);
    NSArray *xib = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:className owner:self options:nil];
    return [xib objectAtIndex:0];
}

That is as long as you can be sure that the NIB has the same name as the class.

---

After realizing that I mistook one of the requirements, I say I'll have to agree with @bbum.

- (id)init
{
    // NOTE: If you don't know the size, you can work this out after you load the nib.
    self = [super initWithFrame:GCRectMake(0, 0, 320, 480)];
    if (self) {
        // Load the nib using the instance as the owner.
        [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"FooView" owner:self options:nil];
    }
    return self;
}

+ (instancetype)viewFromNib
{
    return [[self alloc] init];
}