Interface Builder

Learn how to define user interfaces for your iOS applications using the visual tools provided by Xcode. After reading this guide, you will know how to start a new project, how to structure an application, how to generate the user interface and adapt it to different screens, how to work with view controllers, how to connect the interface with your code, and how to define and modify constraints from code.

Table of Contents

INTERFACE BUILDER
The Interface
Storyboard
Object Library
Guide Lines
Properties
Connections
Outlets
Connections in the Storyboard
Actions
Outlet Collections

ADAPTIVITY
Adapting the Interface
Auto Layout
Constraints
Assigning Constraints
Editing Constraints
Safe Area
Standard Values
Resolving Auto Layout Issues
Intrinsic Content Size
Multiple Views Constraints
Relations and Priorities
Stack Views
Document Outline Panel
Constraint Objects
Updating Frames
Size Classes
Adapting Properties
Adapting Constraints
Adapting Elements
Trait Collection Objects
Orientation

QUICK REFERENCE
Constraints
UIStackView
NSLayoutConstraint
UIVIew
NSLayoutXAxisAnchor, NSLayoutYAxisAnchor, and NSLayoutDimension
UITraitCollection
UITraitEnvironment
UIContentContainer
UIViewController

This guide assumes that you have a basic knowledge of app development and the Swift language. If you don't know how to program in Swift or the requirements for app development, download our guides Introduction to Swift and App Development. For a complete course on app development for iOS, read our book iOS Apps for Masterminds.

This guide is a collection of excerpts from the book iOS Apps for Masterminds. The information included in this guide will help you understand a particular aspect of app development in iOS, but it will not teach you everything you need to know to develop an app for Apple devices. If you need a complete course on app development for iOS, read our book iOS Apps for Masterminds. For more information, visit our website at www.formasterminds.com.