UITableViewController inside a UIViewController

Question

I\'m new to iOS and objective-C and I\'m having some trouble in understanding how controllers work.

In my code I have a UIViewController (with my custom controller a

Answer 1

You'll want to use an embedded container view.

1. Drag a "Container View" from Interface Builder sidebar into the view. This adds and links a default "contained" UIView/Controller as well.

2. Delete the entire UIViewController and View that was automatically added and linked to the container view (as you'll want a Table View Controller instead).

3. Drag a UITableViewController onto the Storyboard canvas.

4. Control-Drag from the Container View to the Table View Controller. Select "Embed" to contain the UITableView within the container view.

You're left with the parent view, now containing a UITableView via a Container View. The Controller for the Table View is on the storyboard canvas as well.