Can't set view outlet in xib

Question

I have a xib file that includes a view controller but I have the same problem as this link: problem

In this answer they can easily set outlet because view has a circle that is clickable.But in my case the view outlet is not even clickable.So I can't set the outlet.What to do now?

Answer 1

The correct way to use initWithNibName:: is to have a "View" IB document where you have the desired VC view outlet as a root element. You need to set the "File's Owner" "Class" to your UIViewController subclass and connect it's view outlet:

Also, don't present modal VC from self at viewDidLoad: at the time of this method execution the VC is often not yet presented itself, viewDidAppear: is more fitting for such tests.

Answer 2

I had this same problem, but neither this nor any other solutions seemed to work - what I wound up doing was setting the custom class to UIViewController, linking the view as described in the question link, and then changing the class back to the actual custom class name I had intended. The link stayed and everything worked from that point on.