How to override both initWithFrame: and initWithCoder: in subclass of UIView?

Question

I\'m trying to subclass UIView. I already have some designated initializer and I want to have possibility for my custom view to be initialized either from code or from Nib f

Answer 1

Pack your special initialization in one method. It can be private (declared in .m). Then override both initializers and call your init-method from within them.

- (void)myInitialization
{
    //do your stuff
}

-  (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)aRect
{
    self = [super initWithFrame:aRect];

    if (self)
    {
        [self myInitialization];
    }

    return self;
}

- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder*)aDecoder 
{
    self = [super initWithCoder:aDecoder];
    if (self)
    {
        [self myInitialization];
    }

    return self;
}

Answer 2

As you said:

initWithFrame: - It is recommended that you implement this method. You can also implement custom initialization methods in addition to, or instead of, this method.

initWithCoder: - Implement this method if you load your view from an Interface Builder nib file and your view requires custom initialization.

What I would do is just a method that both would call, which would have common behavior you want to implement in your UIView.