How do I create a 1px line in Interface Builder?

Question

Note, I\'m looking to make a 1px line, not a 1pt line. Meaning it should be 1px regardless of screen scale (so 0.5pt on Retina devices).

I can do this programmatica

Answer 1

With Xcode 6 and introduction of @IBInspectable and @IBDesignable keywords it is definitely possible and rather simple. No need to subclass/outlet anything.

You can do an extension (category) for NSLayoutConstraint with following code (swift):

extension NSLayoutConstraint {

    @IBInspectable var preciseConstant: Int {
        get {
            return Int(constant * UIScreen.mainScreen().scale)
        }
        set {
            constant = CGFloat(newValue) / UIScreen.mainScreen().scale
        }
    }
}

Then you can choose needed constraint in your IB.

Go to its properties and set the value.

In above case it will render a view with 1 px height on 1x, 2x and 3x devices.