storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier not setting IBOutlets

Question

I am using storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier: and I\'m noticing that all the IBOutlets I have wired up are still nil. However, the

Answer 1

The view seems to be initialized properly only after it is accessed first. The problem goes away when calling

[self presentViewController:vc animated:NO completion:nil];

or more simply

[vc view];