How do I set a property on a custom view instantiated from a XIB

Question

I am just trying to get my head around MVC in Objective C and IOS but am having a problem I\'m hoping someone can help me with.

I have created a custom view (created as

Answer 1

Example for setting corner radius of your custom subview (subclass of UIButton in my case) from xib.

1. Create a property like this

   @property (nonatomic, assign) IBInspectable CGFloat cornerRadius;
   

2. Override setter in your custom view's implementation file.

   -(void)setCornerRadius:(CGFloat)cornerRadius
   {
        self.layer.cornerRadius = cornerRadius;
   }
   

3. Drag your view in xib and change its class to your custom class.

4. Magic... You will see the custom properties appearing in attribute inspector like this.