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Test Your Knowledge: The user interface files of First iPhone application explained
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This is a test on the article that explains the user interface files of an iPhone application. It explains the contents of the .xib files, which store the user interface. Goes through the various windows (Document Window, User Interface Window, Inspector Window, Library Window, Connections Panel) of the Interface Builder. The example used is a simple navigation-based iPhone application.
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Creation of the first iPhone application The User Interface Files Code Listing 1. Edited/shortened RootViewController.xib Windows of the Interface Builder Figure 1. The work in Interface Builder is done primarily through these four windows. Document Window Figure 2. The Document Window of Interface Builder. This is shown in the outline mode. By default you would see it in the icon mode. Figure 3. The Document windows for the xib files. This is shown in the icon view mode. One has a window object and the other has a table view. One represents the application and the other represents a specific view. User Interface Window Figure 4. The user interfaces for main window and table view. The window UI has a navigation bar at the top. Table view comes from a class called UITableView from the UIKit framework. Connections Panel Figure 5. The Connections Panel for table view. Connections between objects are made by control-dragging from one object to other. Inspector Window Figure 6. The Inspector Window. You can set and view a whole bunch of information about a particular object from here. These are the attributes of a table view. Library Window Figure 7. The Library Window. You would drag a button or a slider or a number of others from the library on to the canvas of the user interface and then set its properties and make the necessary connections.
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