Question

I am new to making iOS apps. I want to make a Split View app so I can have topics on the left and the content on the right.

I want to be able to pull the xib file and display it on the right. How can I do this?

I have a basic one working where it changes image, but not views. I want to display the xib file relating to the selected one in the array. Any tutorial to show me how to do this would be great.

Here is the video I watched.

P.S I am new to this app development. Thanks.

Answer 1

1. A split view controller manages two view controllers.

2. When you create a view controller, you can specify the .xib file from which it should load its view.

3. It follows, then, that when the user taps on a topic, your code can create a corresponding view controller (see UIViewController’s -initWithNibName:bundle: method) and set that view controller as the split view controller’s detail view controller.

4. It’s possible to have an existing view controller load a new view from a .xib using NSBundle’s -loadNibNamed:bundle:owner: method, but that’s usually more work with no real advantage over replacing the entire view controller.