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Asked: 2026-05-20T06:44:16+00:00

I’ve embedded a video from YouTube via a snippet I’ve found on the Internet,

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I’ve embedded a video from YouTube via a snippet I’ve found on the Internet, here is the code that I’ve used:

    @interface FirstViewController (Private)
- (void)embedYouTube:(NSString *)urlString frame:(CGRect)frame;
@end


@implementation FirstViewController

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];

    [self embedYouTube:@"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Iwh5hqbyE" frame:CGRectMake(20, 20, 100, 100)];
}


- (void)embedYouTube:(NSString *)urlString frame:(CGRect)frame {
    NSString *embedHTML = @"\
    <html><head>\
    <style type=\"text/css\">\
    body {\
    background-color: transparent;\
    color: white;\
    }\
    </style>\
    </head><body style=\"margin:0\">\
    <embed id=\"yt\" src=\"%@\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" \
    width=\"%0.0f\" height=\"%0.0f\"></embed>\
    </body></html>";
    NSString *html = [NSString stringWithFormat:embedHTML, urlString, frame.size.width, frame.size.height];
    UIWebView *videoView = [[UIWebView alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
    [videoView loadHTMLString:html baseURL:nil];
    [self.view addSubview:videoView];
    [videoView release];
}


- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
    // Releases the view if it doesn't have a superview.
    [super didReceiveMemoryWarning];

    // Release any cached data, images, etc that aren't in use.
}

- (void)viewDidUnload {
    // Release any retained subviews of the main view.
    // e.g. self.myOutlet = nil;
}


- (void)dealloc {
    [super dealloc];
}

@end

It compiles correctly and when I open it, I see a white box positioned incorrectly, which the code created. I have two questions regarding it:

  1. How do I know if the video will play, it is just a plain white box, does the simulator play videos from YouTube?

  2. How can I position this box?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Just tested your code, it works fine on an iPhone, Youtube videos are not supported on the iOS simulator though, so you’ll need a real device for testing.

    How can I position this box?

    You are already passing the X (20), Y(20), width(100) and height(100) of the box at this line:

    [self embedYouTube:@"http://..." frame:CGRectMake(20, 20, 100, 100)];

    To change the position of the view afterwards, you modify its center property:

    videoView.center = CGPointMake(200, 100 );
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