objective c - Loading XIB file without a UIViewController -

i'd design uiview , sub-views (uiwebview, uitoolbar, uibarbuttonitems, progress indicator , so-forth) using interface builder, think it's unnecessary traditionally, using uiviewcontroller, using presentviewcontroller:animated etc.

so, created custom class, .h file code follows:

@interface fileinteractionmanager : nsobject {  }  @property (nonatomic, retain) iboutlet uiview *fileview; @property (nonatomic, retain) iboutlet uiwebview *filewebview;  @property (nonatomic, retain) iboutlet uibarbuttonitem *printbutton; @property (nonatomic, retain) iboutlet uibarbuttonitem *optionsbutton; @property (nonatomic, retain) iboutlet uibarbuttonitem *donebutton; 

my .m file follows:

@implementation fileinteractionmanager  @synthesize fileview, filewebview, donebutton, optionsbutton, printbutton;  -(id)init {      nsarray *array = [[nsbundle mainbundle] loadnibnamed:@"fileinteractionview" owner:self options:nil];      nslog(@"load success!");      return self; } 

finally, create stand-alone xib file named 'fileinteractionview.xib', change file's owner custom class created above, , wire iboutlets.

when call init method on class, can see in debugger iboutlet objects instantiated properly.

my questions are:

1. is loadnibnamed:owner:options: method right way load stand-alone .xib file? don't fact method returns array have no use (the top-level object returned matches variable fileview, i've linked them through interface builder).

2. is general approach correct in solving problem? carried out above steps because wanted simple uiview object add existing uiviewcontroller, rather present , dismiss whole new uiviewcontroller.

i use little different approach. create subclass of uiview (mycustomview i.e.) xib ui of view , change (main) view class the 1 defined. in xib can link outlet custom view (not file owner). in class definition create function this:

+ (id) newfromnib {     nsarray *nibarray = [[uinib nibwithnibname:nsstringfromclass([self class]) bundle:nil] instantiatewithowner:nil options:nil];     return nibarray[0]; } 

just couple of notes: 1) this's class method, can use "self" stuff "nsstringfromclass([self class])" real object variable returned 2) example suppose xib have same name of class (via nsstringfromclass([self class]) can copy-paste without changing ;) ) , view first 1 defined in xib (the standard). if store more "main" view inside 1 xib pick right element.

so need mycustomview like:

mycustomview* mycv = [mycustomview newfromnib]; 

then set frame/center , add superview... think way pretty usefull if have "library" of complex ui elements , want design them via xib add when needed.