initWithNibName VS viewDidLoad

Question

I\'ve been trying to understand for hours when I should use the viewDidload: and when I should use initWithNibName: to set up the properties of my viewController.

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Answer 1

You should use viewDidLoad: method of your controller. To quote from Apple's documentation on initWithNib:

The nib file you specify is not loaded right away. It is loaded the first time the view controller’s view is accessed. If you want to perform additional initialization after the nib file is loaded, override the viewDidLoad method and perform your tasks there.