Question

How do I create a UIImageView in code, instead of creating it in my xib file?

Answer 1

UIImageView *someImageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:someRect];
someImageView.image = someImage;
[self.view addSubview:someImageView];

Easy as pie! 😀

You might wanna check the apple docs too:
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/uikit/reference/UIImageView_Class/Reference/Reference.html