Question

So I want to make a UIView that have a image and two text labels inside, but I want to make it on storyboard and make it reusable, because they will appear in another situations.

What is the best way to make a non-intrusive custom UIView?

Answer 1

So for storyboard you will still need to use a .xib. I use storyboard but have found no other way just to make a custom UIView.

• Create a new view in xCode and delete the view controller.
• Draw a UIView over into the workspace
• Setup the identifier and tie it to your UIView class.
• Add your text boxes and what not.
• Save your newly created .xib
• Call in your custom view into your code

Here is a bit more detail with step by step process. http://nathanhjones.com/2011/02/20/creating-reusable-uiviews-with-a-drop-shadow-tutorial/