I created an app using the iOS 5 Storyboard feature, and have decided I would like it to also run on iOS 4. How can I convert my Storyboard (Which only contains one ViewController) into an XIB? Also, will ARC compile for iOS 4?
I don't think there is an automatic way to go from storyboard to xib. i think you will need to make the nibs and copy paste.
ARC will run on iOS 4. The compiler inserts the necessary extra code to free memory for you. ARC works from 4.0 on.
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Can someone explain if there is still any use for nib or xib files in iOS development these days? Are xib files even still supported in XCode?
If you wanted to create a new app and/or multiple views in those apps in a non-programmatic way you would simply use Storyboard now. Am I thinking about this correctly?
I use xibs all the time for common cells and views shared between different views. You can't do that with a storyboard.
im starting a new project now and I would like to build it with nibs and not with storyboard, apple removed the option in xcode 5 to build an app without storyboard, my question is that is there any recommendations by apple that developers should develop with storyboard and other xib files will not be allowed in the future? or its ok and apple will always support nib files without storyboard projects and allow it to be submitted in the future
thanks
Apple certainly seem to be pushing people to use Storyboards, but there's nothing to stop you removing Storyboards from a project and just using Xibs. I only use Storyboards sometimes, occasionally use Xibs, and often write entire apps programmatically (no Xibs or Storyboards at all). There are a number of important use cases which are only possible using Xibs, so they won't be going anywhere any time soon.
The only change Apple made was that project templates always include a Storyboard - but you can still remove it once you've created a new project.
Already i have developed application in iOS6 but after updating to iOS7. Xcode automatically changed all view with Flat UI iOS7.
But i don't want to update my UI to Flat. How to revert back my UI to iOS 6.
My Project has more than 100 XIB,
Now i am manually going to each XIB and changing
In Interface Builder Document
"View as" ---> iOS6.1 and earlier
Important: Is there is any way to convert my total XIB files to iOS6.1??
I had similar problem, and with help of the version control, I've just discarded all changes for xibs and storyboards.
Only thing that comes to my mind without using source control is downloading some XCode 4 compatible xib (search on GitHub) and comparing its source (XML) with XCode 5 xib.
I am starting to work on iPad application which was created in 2011 for iOS 3.2. Now I would like to upgrade the application to be able to work properly on iOS 6.1 and also add some new features. What are your advices to do these tasks? Main points that I capture so far as:
Add storyboard
Remove xibs
Fix .m/.h missing file errors
Do you know when I add the storyboard if it is going to be updated with my app screens automatically? Or do I have to introduce the screen all the properties one by one?
You'd have to add your screens into the storyboard one-by-one yourself. But you can carry on using XIBs just fine - there's absolutely no reason you have to have a Storyboard, unless there's some specific reason you need it. I generally don't use them very much, even in iOS 7-only apps.
I have an iOS project that supports iPhone 3GS and on and requires iOS 5 or later.
This project is using nibs instead of storyboards and is using ivars and properties the "old" way (i.e declaring ivars and the appropriate properties).
I would like to work hard and convert this project to a "new" way, i.e to storyboards and clean up the redundant ivars and the synthesise things). It does use ARC, though.
My question is first: will I still be able to support iPhone 3GS?
And second, is there any convenient way to transform this project to the new-fashioned way besides just manually copying the nibs to storyboards and managing all the IBOutlets and IBActions and so on?
Thanks!
will I still be able to support iPhone 3GS? NO
Apple doc clearly says
Storyboards are supported in iOS 5 and later and are enabled by default for new projects. If your app must run on earlier versions of iOS, though, you cannot use storyboards and should continue to use nib files
Is there any convenient way to transform?
There is no shortcut(single step)to convert an existing application to use storyboards.
Converting to Storyboards