iOS Interface Builder alternate

[sagarshivam]

Dear All!

I am facing extreme difficulty while developing iPad/iPhone app in xcode (I am newbie for it). I found that interface-builder.app is getting crashed every time when I double click on it or double click any xib file.

Moreover for a "hello world" program, i removed xib file and adjusted accordingly in .m file and hello-world app worked well.

So as a temporary solution, I am not willing to use/create any xib file. I later found that xib is nothing but file written in xml.

Now, my question is that can I use objective-c code to create UI (simple only) so that I can save it as .m file instead of .xib file? I know it is not a good approach but this will solve my problem temporarily.

Kindly let me know the relevant link also.

Thanks in advance

Regards,
Sagar Priyadarshi

 

[robbieduncan]

Now, my question is that can I use objective-c code to create UI (simple only) so that I can save it as .m file instead of .xib file? I know it is not a good approach but this will solve my problem temporarily.

There is no requirement to use IB at all. Both of the apps I have in the store create their UIs entirely in code (even drawing some icons in code where the icons are simple enough).

 

[amorya]

Well, as long as you know that solving the actual problem is the recommended thing to do…

To make an app without using a xib, you need to:

• From your Info.plist, remove the "Main nib file base name" line
• In your main.m, change the UIApplicationMain(argc, argv, nil, nil); call to include the class name of your app delegate class, eg UIApplicationMain(argc, argv, nil, @"MyAppDelegate");
• In your app delegate class's application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: method, make sure you create yourself a window, as in the following code:

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {    
    
	self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
	[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
    
	self.rootViewController = [[[RootViewController alloc] init] autorelease];
	
	[self.window addSubview:self.rootViewController.view];
	
	

	
    return YES;
}

This assumes that you have a UIViewController subclass called RootViewController.

 

[sagarshivam]

Thanks
Atleast I started working.