UIWebView Not Showing Up - ios

Question

I just added a new UIWebView and it doesn't seem to be showing up. I'm pretty new here, so this could be a very simple error.
I created the view using the storyboard and dragged it into my GuideViewController.h
This is my GuideViewController.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface GuideViewController : UIViewController
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIWebView *newsWebView;
#end
This is my GuideViewController.m
#import "GuideViewController.h"
#interface GuideViewController ()
#end
#implementation GuideViewController
#synthesize newsWebView;
- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil
{
self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil];
if (self) {
// Custom initialization
}
return self;
}
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
NSURL *newsURL = [NSURL URLWithString:#"http://www.yahoo.com"];
NSURLRequest *newsRequest = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:newsURL];
[newsWebView loadRequest:newsRequest];
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
#end
This is what I'm using to add the view to my app delegate. I already have a sidebar menu added.
#implementation AppDelegate
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
VidViewController *vidViewController = [[VidViewController alloc] init];
GuideViewController *newsWebView = [[GuideViewController alloc] init];
UINavigationController *navController1 = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:vidViewController];
[self.window setRootViewController:navController1];
SelectVideo1 *selectVideo1 = [[SelectVideo1 alloc] initWith:#"Test"];
//[self.navController pushViewController:selectVideo1 animated:YES];
SelectVideo1 *selectVideo2 = [[SelectVideo1 alloc] initWith:#"Latest News"];
self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
UIStoryboard *tabStoryBoard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:#"TabStoryboard" bundle:nil];
UIStoryboard *navStoryBoard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:#"NavStoryboard" bundle:nil];
UINavigationController *navController = [navStoryBoard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"Nav Controller"];
UITabBarController *tabController = [tabStoryBoard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"Tab Controller"];
ViewController *redVC, *greenVC;
redVC = [[ViewController alloc] init];
greenVC = [[ViewController alloc] init];
RootController *menuController = [[RootController alloc]
initWithViewControllers:#[navController, selectVideo1, selectVideo2, tabController, newsWebView]
andMenuTitles:#[#"Test", #"Videos", #"Latest News", #"Walkthroughs", #"Official News"]];
self.window.rootViewController = menuController;
self.window.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
return YES;
}
#end
The view shows up in the menu bar, but when I click it, nothing happens. I believe the problem lies in my appdelegate and how I call the view?

Answer 1

If you're using a nib file to define your GuideViewController, use
GuideViewController *newsWebView = [[GuideViewController alloc] initWithNibName:#"Insert_Nib_Name_Here" bundle:nil];
If you define your GuideViewController in a storyboard, use
UIStoryboard *navStoryBoard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:#"NavStoryboard" bundle:nil];
GuideViewController *newsWebView = [navStoryBoard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:#"Insert_Guide_Controller_Name_Here"];
If that doesn't work, make sure your IBOutlet UIWebView is connected (control+drag from the UIWebView object in your nib file)
You can also just add the UIWebView programmatically.
In GuideViewController.h, you probably want to conform to the UIWebViewDelegate protocol. Implement the methods to control the UIWebView's functionality
#interface GuideViewController : UIViewController <UIWebViewDelegate>
In GuideViewController.m...
- (GuideViewController*)init
{
self = [super init];
if (self) {
//Adjust the frame accordingly if you don't want it to take up the whole view
self.newsWebView = [[UIWebView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.frame];
self.newsWebView.delegate = self;
[self.view addSubview:self.newsWebView];
}
return self;
}