Question

I have two nib files. ViewController.xib and NewView.xib.

From inside the viewController of the first nib when I try to execute the following code on click of a button:

NewView *secondView = [NewView alloc] initWithNibName:@"NewView.xib" bundle:nil];
secondView.modalTransitionStyle = UIModalTransitionStyleFlipHorizontal;
[self presentModalViewController:secondView animated:YES];

a SIGABRT is sent to the program. (NewView is the second view controller)

but when I replace the first line with:

NewView *secondView = [NewView alloc]init];

it works fine and my second nib is presented as a modal view.

The file’s owner is set as NewView and view is also connected to the file’s owner.

I am very new to iOS and don’t understand why this is happening. Please throw some light.

Answer 1

Actually, I think I know what you need to do. Try replacing

NewView *secondView = [NewView alloc] initWithNibName:@"NewView.xib" bundle:nil];

with

NewView *secondView = [NewView alloc] initWithNibName:@"NewView" bundle:nil];

I believe I have had this problem before, and it came down to the fact that you are NOT expected to include the extension when loading a xib file.