Question

So Interface Builder does things to save time but what if I want to do without it ? In C# all code generated is clear and understandable, in interface builder this is hidden so I’d like at least during learning phase do things from scratch: any sample code to do so ?

Seems Apple makes things very hard so as you cannot easily use alternative to Xcode 🙂

http://cocoawithlove.com/2009/02/interprocess-communication-snooping.html

Answer 1

Yes, you can build a view without IB. Just allocate and initialize a view or a control and set its properties, e.g.:

UITextField *tf= [[UITextField alloc] initWithFrame: CGRectMake(24.5, 65, 270, 30)];
tf.delegate = self;
tf.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentCenter;
tf.autocorrectionType = UITextAutocorrectionTypeNo;
tf.autocapitalizationType = UITextAutocapitalizationTypeNone;
[self.view addSubview: tf];

But IB does not hide any generated code from you because it doesn’t generate any code at all. Instead, it creates object instances and serializes them into a XIB or NIB file.