Using View from Storyboard for ImagePicker

Question

I'm trying to create an overlay on top of an ImagePicker, and finding I can create the UIView programmatically, but would prefer to use a UIView that I can manipulate within Storyboard.

As you can see from the code snipper below, I've assigned the UIImagePickerControllerDelegate to my ViewController, created the image picker, and have a method for assigning the overlay view that I want. If I try to reference a UIView that is an outlet tied to a UIView that exists in the storyboard, it doesn't appear. If If create it programmatically, all good. How can I assign it to the UIView that I want to drag-drop controls onto in Storyboard?

Thanks in advance for any advice/guidance.

Cheers, Carl

class ViewController: UIViewController, UIImagePickerControllerDelegate, UINavigationControllerDelegate {  
// UIView for telemetry data  
@IBOutlet weak var telemetryPanel: UIView!  

...  

override func viewDidAppear(animated:bool) {  
      ...  
      let cameraImagePicker = UIImagePickerController()  
      ...  

      // Call method to create a custom overlay for the camera  
      cameraImagePicker.cameraOverlayView = self.customViewForImagePicker(cameraImagePicker)  

 }  

func customViewForImagePicker(imagePicker: UIImagePickerController!) -> UIView {  
    // TODO: - Assigning the view to the telemetry panel does not work  
// let view:UIView = self.telemetryPanel  
// view.backgroundColor = UIColor.whiteColor()  
// view.alpha = 0.25  
// return view  

    // Creating the view programmatically overlays it  
    let cameraAspectRatio:CGFloat = 4.0 / 3.0;  
    let screenSize = UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds.size  
    let imageWidth = floorf(Float(screenSize.width) * Float(cameraAspectRatio))  
    let view: UIView = UIView(frame: CGRectMake(0, screenSize.height-65, CGFloat(imageWidth), 65))  
    view.backgroundColor = UIColor.whiteColor()  
    view.alpha = 0.25  
    return view  

}  

Answer 1

When initialising a view that has been created in interface builder, you will need to load it using NSBundle.mainBundle().loadNibNamed()

Check out this answer on how to do that.