How do I create a custom view class Programmatically? [closed]

Answer 1

Create your own class subclassing UIView, then override initWithFrame or drawRect. Overriding initWithFrame is easier for a newbie.

Your header (.h) file should start with this:

@interface YourOwnView : UIView

 ...

 @end

Then, in the implementation file (.m) you should implement your own initWithFrame.

 - (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
     self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
     if (self) {
       //ADDING NEW CONTENT
       UILabel *yourLabel = [[UILabel alloc]init];
      //CUSTOMIZE your label's font, text, etc.
        ....

      //Add your label to your own view
      [self addSubview:yourLabel];
    }

    return self;
 }

You might need extra data or options in the initializer, for example the text for labels. In this case you could define an init method with extra arguments like this:

- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame andLabelText:(NSString *)labelText;