custom UIView and loadNibNamed not working - ios

Question

I am trying to create a custom UIView and have it load in a xib file. The custom UIView is called JtView and here is the code:
- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
{
self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
NSLog(#"initWithFrame was called"); // this was called
if (self) {
// Initialization code
[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"MyView" owner:self options:NULL];
[self addSubview:self.view];
}
return self;
}
-(void)awakeFromNib
{
[super awakeFromNib];
[self addSubview:self.view];
}
In creating the xib file (File -> New -> File -> User Interface -> View), I deleted out the main Window and dragged a View from Xcode's object pallette. I tried alt-dragging to the header for JtView but this wasn't working. Do I need to create an association here or should I just leave what XCode created in place? (edit - see comments below for further clarification)
I have also added a UILabel to the xib.
However, when I run in simulator and set the background color to red, the label is not showing up. Do I need to create the UILabel as a reference in the custom UIView? Should I be deleting this or leaving it in place?
thx
edit 1
Here's a screenshot of the connections and the header file:

Answer 1

I solve it adding a class method to the UIView:
+ (id)customView;
+ (id)customView
{
CustomView *customView = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"CustomView" owner:nil options:nil] lastObject];
// make sure customView is not nil or the wrong class!
if ([customView isKindOfClass:[CustomView class]])
return customView;
else
return nil;
}
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
CustomView *customView = [CustomView customView];
//And where you gonna use it add this line:
//this self.view refers to any view (scrollView, cellView...)
[self.view addSubview:customView];
}
I hope it´s gonna help

Answer 2

Try this:
-(void)awakeFromNib {
NSArray *obj = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"MyView" owner:self options:nil];
[self addSubview:obj[0]];
}
Or if you have an #property IBOutlet named "nibview" you could do:
-(void)awakeFromNib {
[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"MyView" owner:self options:nil];
[self addSubview:self.nibview];
}