Question

I have a view that is initialized with – (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder
How do I initialize this view in a viewController?

I think I need the viewController if I want the view to autoRotate with the device. I am not sure, maybe I could accomplish the autoRotation without a viewController?

Adding a observer and shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation: to the view did not autoRotate the view. But when I also add

-(void) orientationChanged:(NSNotification *) notification 
{
    NSLog(@"orientationChanged: %d", [[notification object] orientation]);
} 

I get the orientation value in my console window.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Answer 1

initWithCoder: is for managing serialized objects. You never call it directly. An object with an initWithCoder: method should still have a regular designated initializer (for a view, it would be initWithFrame:). Generally, however, I recommend using a nib file rather than trying to build this stuff by hand. It greatly simplifies things, and loading from a nib file will call initWithCoder:.

Managing autorotation with a view controller is much simpler. It’s not required, but it does do some of the work for you.