使用xib开发界面
纯代码写界面有时候会降低开发效率,对于一些通用简单的界面,例如程序设置界面,可以使用xib进行开发。
一、关于xib
1. xib和nib
xib文件可以被Xcode编译成nib文件,xib文件本质上是一个xml文件,而nib文件就是编译后的二进制文件,该文件将视图等控件对象封装了起来,而在程序运行起来后,这些对象会被激活。
xib文件本质上是一个xml文件,可以用vim或cat命令查看,例如:
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$ cat ~/Desktop/JLN-1_xib/JLN-1_xib/GrayViewController.xib
<!--?xml version=
"1.0"
encoding=
"UTF-8"
standalone=
"no"
?-->
<document type=
"com.apple.interfacebuilder3.cocoatouch.xib"
version=
"3.0"
toolsversion=
"6254"
systemversion=
"14b25"
targetruntime=
"ios.cocoatouch"
propertyaccesscontrol=
"none"
useautolayout=
"yes"
usetraitcollections=
"yes"
>
<dependencies>
<plugin identifier=
"com.apple.interfacebuilder.ibcocoatouchplugin"
version=
"6247"
>
</plugin identifier=
"com.apple.interfacebuilder.ibcocoatouchplugin"
version=
"6247"
></dependencies>
<objects>
<placeholder placeholderidentifier=
"ibfilesowner"
id=
"-1"
userlabel=
"file's owner"
customclass=
"grayviewcontroller"
>
<connections>
<outlet property=
"actionbutton"
destination=
"edu-ds-gip"
id=
"qav-o1-ta6"
>
<outlet property=
"titlelabel"
destination=
"ycj-fh-rdg"
id=
"xj4-yo-zzp"
>
<outlet property=
"view"
destination=
"i5m-pr-fkt"
id=
"sfx-zr-jgt"
>
</outlet property=
"view"
destination=
"i5m-pr-fkt"
id=
"sfx-zr-jgt"
></outlet property=
"titlelabel"
destination=
"ycj-fh-rdg"
id=
"xj4-yo-zzp"
></outlet property=
"actionbutton"
destination=
"edu-ds-gip"
id=
"qav-o1-ta6"
></connections>
<placeholder placeholderidentifier=
"ibfirstresponder"
id=
"-2"
customclass=
"uiresponder"
>
<view clearscontextbeforedrawing=
"no"
contentmode=
"scaletofill"
id=
"i5m-pr-fkt"
>
<rect key=
"frame"
x=
"0.0"
y=
"0.0"
width=
"300"
height=
"44"
>
<autoresizingmask key=
"autoresizingmask"
widthsizable=
"yes"
heightsizable=
"yes"
>
<subviews>
<button opaque=
"no"
contentmode=
"scaletofill"
fixedframe=
"yes"
contenthorizontalalignment=
"center"
contentverticalalignment=
"center"
buttontype=
"roundedrect"
linebreakmode=
"middletruncation"
translatesautoresizingmaskintoconstraints=
"no"
id=
"edu-ds-gip"
>
<rect key=
"frame"
x=
"246"
y=
"7"
width=
"46"
height=
"30"
>
<state key=
"normal"
title=
"button"
>
<color key=
"titleshadowcolor"
white=
"0.5"
alpha=
"1"
colorspace=
"calibratedwhite"
>
<connections>
<action selector=
"action:"
destination=
"-1"
eventtype=
"touchupinside"
id=
"svp-jp-gk9"
>
</action selector=
"action:"
destination=
"-1"
eventtype=
"touchupinside"
id=
"svp-jp-gk9"
></connections>
<label opaque=
"no"
userinteractionenabled=
"no"
contentmode=
"left"
horizontalhuggingpriority=
"251"
verticalhuggingpriority=
"251"
fixedframe=
"yes"
text=
"label"
linebreakmode=
"tailtruncation"
baselineadjustment=
"alignbaselines"
adjustsfontsizetofit=
"no"
translatesautoresizingmaskintoconstraints=
"no"
id=
"ycj-fh-rdg"
>
<rect key=
"frame"
x=
"129"
y=
"11"
width=
"42"
height=
"21"
>
<fontdescription key=
"fontdescription"
type=
"system"
pointsize=
"17"
>
<color key=
"textcolor"
cocoatouchsystemcolor=
"darktextcolor"
>
<nil key=
"highlightedcolor"
>
</nil key=
"highlightedcolor"
></color key=
"textcolor"
cocoatouchsystemcolor=
"darktextcolor"
></fontdescription key=
"fontdescription"
type=
"system"
pointsize=
"17"
></rect key=
"frame"
x=
"129"
y=
"11"
width=
"42"
height=
"21"
></label opaque=
"no"
userinteractionenabled=
"no"
contentmode=
"left"
horizontalhuggingpriority=
"251"
verticalhuggingpriority=
"251"
fixedframe=
"yes"
text=
"label"
linebreakmode=
"tailtruncation"
baselineadjustment=
"alignbaselines"
adjustsfontsizetofit=
"no"
translatesautoresizingmaskintoconstraints=
"no"
id=
"ycj-fh-rdg"
></color key=
"titleshadowcolor"
white=
"0.5"
alpha=
"1"
colorspace=
"calibratedwhite"
></state key=
"normal"
title=
"button"
></rect key=
"frame"
x=
"246"
y=
"7"
width=
"46"
height=
"30"
></button opaque=
"no"
contentmode=
"scaletofill"
fixedframe=
"yes"
contenthorizontalalignment=
"center"
contentverticalalignment=
"center"
buttontype=
"roundedrect"
linebreakmode=
"middletruncation"
translatesautoresizingmaskintoconstraints=
"no"
id=
"edu-ds-gip"
></subviews>
<color key=
"backgroundcolor"
white=
"1"
alpha=
"1"
colorspace=
"custom"
customcolorspace=
"calibratedwhite"
>
<nil key=
"simulatedstatusbarmetrics"
>
<nil key=
"simulatedtopbarmetrics"
>
<nil key=
"simulatedbottombarmetrics"
>
<freeformsimulatedsizemetrics key=
"simulateddestinationmetrics"
>
<point key=
"canvaslocation"
x=
"382"
y=
"285"
>
</point key=
"canvaslocation"
x=
"382"
y=
"285"
></freeformsimulatedsizemetrics key=
"simulateddestinationmetrics"
></nil key=
"simulatedbottombarmetrics"
></nil key=
"simulatedtopbarmetrics"
></nil key=
"simulatedstatusbarmetrics"
></color key=
"backgroundcolor"
white=
"1"
alpha=
"1"
colorspace=
"custom"
customcolorspace=
"calibratedwhite"
></autoresizingmask key=
"autoresizingmask"
widthsizable=
"yes"
heightsizable=
"yes"
></rect key=
"frame"
x=
"0.0"
y=
"0.0"
width=
"300"
height=
"44"
></view clearscontextbeforedrawing=
"no"
contentmode=
"scaletofill"
id=
"i5m-pr-fkt"
></placeholder placeholderidentifier=
"ibfirstresponder"
id=
"-2"
customclass=
"uiresponder"
></placeholder placeholderidentifier=
"ibfilesowner"
id=
"-1"
userlabel=
"file's owner"
customclass=
"grayviewcontroller"
></objects>
</document type=
"com.apple.interfacebuilder3.cocoatouch.xib"
version=
"3.0"
toolsversion=
"6254"
systemversion=
"14b25"
targetruntime=
"ios.cocoatouch"
propertyaccesscontrol=
"none"
useautolayout=
"yes"
usetraitcollections=
"yes"
>
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nib文件可以在程序的Build目录下找到。
2. xib文件的若干属性
xib文件有以下几个重要的属性:
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xib文件名
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File’s Owner
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xib文件中的视图的Class
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xib文件中的视图的Outlet指向
从哪里加载xib,加载xib中的什么视图,都可以根据这几个属性得出。
二、Demo实践
1. 加载xib中File’s Owner为nil的视图
BlueView.xib
MainViewController.m
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@property (strong, nonatomic) UIView *blueView;
...
- (void)loadBlueViewFromXIB {
// BlueView.xib的File's Owner为nil
NSArray *views = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@
"BlueView"
owner:nil options:nil];
self.blueView = views[0];
// 从xib加载进来的View大小是确定的,但是该视图在父视图中的位置是不确定的
// 此外,视图中的子视图也是原封不动地Load进来的
CGRect rect = _blueView.frame;
rect.origin.x += 37.5f;
rect.origin.y += 80.0f;
_blueView.frame = rect;
[self.view addSubview:_blueView];
}
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运行结果:
结论:
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File’s Owner为nil的xib文件中的视图属于通用视图,在工程中可以复用
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从xib加载进来的View大小是确定的,但是该视图在父视图中的位置是不确定的,因此需要开发者自行指定
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视图中的所有子视图会被原封不动地Load进来
2. 加载xib中File’s Owner为self的视图
MainViewController.m
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@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIView *greenView;
...
- (void)loadGreenViewFromXIB {
// GreenView.xib的File's Owner设为self,并建立了一个从该xib的View到self的IBOutlet greenView
[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@
"GreenView"
owner:self options:nil];
// 只要self主动调用Load XIB的方法,self持有的IBOutlet指向的视图就会被初始化
// 这里不需要通过views[0]的方式存取视图
CGRect rect = _greenView.frame;
rect.origin.x = _blueView.frame.origin.x;
rect.origin.y = _blueView.frame.origin.y + 80.0f;
_greenView.frame = rect;
[self.view addSubview:_greenView];
}
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运行结果:
结论:
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File’s Owner不为nil的xib文件中的视图属于专用视图,在工程中不应该被复用
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只要self主动调用loadNibNamed:owner:options:方法,self持有的IBOutlet指向的视图就会被初始化
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存取xib中的视图不用views[0]的方式,而是通过IBOutlet类型的property进行存取
3. 加载xib中File’s Owner为特定类的视图
RedView.xib
RedViewOwner.h
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@interface RedViewOwner : NSObject
@property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIView *redView;
@end
MainViewController.m
...
@property (strong, nonatomic) RedViewOwner *redViewOwner;
...
- (void)loadRedViewFromXIB {
// RedView.xib的File's Owner是RedViewOwner类的实例,并建立了一个从该xib的View到RedViewOwner实例的IBOutlet
// 只要通过_redViewOwner主动调用Load XIB的方法,该IBOutlet指向的视图就会被初始化
self.redViewOwner = [RedViewOwner
new
];
[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@
"RedView"
owner:_redViewOwner options:nil];
UIView *redView = _redViewOwner.redView;
CGRect rect = redView.frame;
rect.origin.x = _greenView.frame.origin.x;
rect.origin.y = _greenView.frame.origin.y + 80.0f;
redView.frame = rect;
[self.view addSubview:redView];
}
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运行结果:
结论:
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File’s Owner类可以封装视图中的各种逻辑,而不仅仅是提供视图内容
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只要通过File’s Owner类主动调用loadNibNamed:owner:options:方法,该IBOutlet指向的视图就会被初始化
4. 加载xib中文件名和视图类名一致的视图(File’s Owner为nil)
YellowView.xib
YellowView.h/m
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@interface YellowView : UIView
+ (instancetype)viewFromNIB;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *titleLabel;
@end
@implementation YellowView
// Convenience Method
+ (instancetype)viewFromNIB {
// 加载xib中的视图,其中xib文件名和本类类名必须一致
// 这个xib文件的File's Owner必须为空
// 这个xib文件必须只拥有一个视图,并且该视图的class为本类
NSArray *views = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:NSStringFromClass([self class]) owner:nil options:nil];
return
views[0];
}
- (void)awakeFromNib {
// 视图内容布局
self.backgroundColor = [UIColor yellowColor];
self.titleLabel.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
}
@end
MainViewController.m
...
@property (strong, nonatomic) YellowView *yellowView;
...
- (void)loadYellowViewFromXIB {
// 说明见YellowView.m的viewFromNIB方法
self.yellowView = [YellowView viewFromNIB];
CGRect rect = _yellowView.frame;
UIView *redView = _redViewOwner.redView;
rect.origin.x = redView.frame.origin.x;
rect.origin.y = redView.frame.origin.y + 80.0f;
_yellowView.frame = rect;
[self.view addSubview:_yellowView];
}
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运行结果:
结论:
这里的viewFromNib方法只是对loadNibNamed:owner:options:方法的一个简单封装,要求的条件包括: - xib文件名和本类类名必须一致 - 这个xib文件的File’s Owner必须为空 - 这个xib文件必须只拥有一个视图,并且该视图的class为本类
5. 通过UIViewController的initWithNibName:bundle:方法加载xib文件中的视图
BlackView.xib
如果BlackViewController类希望self.view就是xib文件中的View,可以在Connections页中建立view -> File’s Owner的Outlet,如下:
BlackViewController.h/m
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@interface BlackViewController : UIViewController
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *titleLabel;
// Convenience Method
+ (instancetype)viewControllerFromNIB;
@end
@implementation BlackViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[
super
viewDidLoad];
self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor];
self.titleLabel.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
}
+ (instancetype)viewControllerFromNIB {
return
[[BlackViewController alloc] initWithNibName:NSStringFromClass([self class]) bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
[
super
didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
@end
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MainViewController.m
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@property (strong, nonatomic) BlackViewController *blackViewController;
...
- (void)loadBlackViewFromXIB {
self.blackViewController = [[BlackViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@
"BlackViewController"
bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];
// 或使用Conveniece Method,但要求xib文件名和View Controller类名一致
// self.blackViewController = [BlackViewController viewControllerFromNIB];
UIView *blackView = _blackViewController.view;
CGRect rect = blackView.frame;
rect.origin.x = _yellowView.frame.origin.x;
rect.origin.y = _yellowView.frame.origin.y + 80.0f;
blackView.frame = rect;
[self.view addSubview:blackView];
}
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运行结果:
结论:
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将xib的File’s Owner设成一个UIViewController子类,可以将这个xib文件的视图展示和外部响应事件(例如点击一个按钮触发的点击事件,该视图的手势事件等)全部封装在一个View Controller中,如果把按钮的点击事件封装在一个UIView类中,貌似破坏了MVC模式,因此最好将xib的File’s Owner设成一个UIViewController子类,该类可以通过addChildViewController方法将其添加到现有的View Controller上。如果只是希望加载视图,可以通过viewcontroller.view存取。
如果希望ViewControllerA加载并响应aXIBView中的按钮点击事件,这时必须建立一个aXIBView到ViewControllerA的IBAction,如果ViewControllerA需要拥有多个这样的XIB,那么ViewControllerA会变得非常的庞大,此时可以通过为每一个XIB设置一个ViewController,再让ViewControllerA加载这些Child View Controllers,这样可以将这些事件的响应职责和视图的描绘工作分派给专门的Child View Controller,在减小ViewControllerA体积的同时,也可以提高各个xib的可复用性。
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这里的viewControllerFromNIB方法其实就是initWithNibName:bundle:方法的一个简单封装,要求:xib的File’s Owner设为本类。
6. 通过UIViewController+NIB加载xib文件中的View Controller类和其视图
GrayView.xib
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@interface UIViewController (NIB)
// 要求xib文件名和View Controller类名一致
+ (instancetype)loadFromNib;
@end
@implementation UIViewController (NIB)
+ (instancetype)loadFromNib {
// [self class]会由调用的类决定
Class controllerClass = [self class];
NSLog(@
"class = %@"
, controllerClass);
return
[[controllerClass alloc] initWithNibName:NSStringFromClass(controllerClass) bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];
}
@end
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GrayViewController.h/m
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@interface GrayViewController : UIViewController
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *titleLabel;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIButton *actionButton;
@end
@implementation GrayViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[
super
viewDidLoad];
self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor grayColor];
self.titleLabel.text = @
"Gray View"
;
self.titleLabel.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
self.titleLabel.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
self.titleLabel.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:8.5f];
[self.actionButton setTitle:@
"action"
forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[self.actionButton setTitleColor:[UIColor whiteColor] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
[
super
didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
// 推荐从XIB文件中加载View Controller的方法,这种方法可以将XIB文件中的视图和其按钮响应事件全部封装在GrayViewController
// 如果GrayViewController的按钮响应事件由MainViewController作出响应,那么二者的耦合度就过高
// 建议:
// 单纯的通用View展示,使用从xib文件加载视图的方法,File's Owner设为nil
// 特定拥有者的View展示,从xib文件加载视图时,File's Owner设为拥有者
// 如果视图中有按钮响应事件,或其它可以和用户交互的事件,建议采用从XIB文件中加载View Controller的方法,这样可以封装UI展示和交互事件
- (IBAction)action:(id)sender {
NSLog(@
"action"
);
}
@end
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MainViewController.m
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@property (strong, nonatomic) GrayViewController *grayViewController;
...
- (void)loadGrayViewFromXIB {
self.grayViewController = [GrayViewController loadFromNib];
UIView *grayView = _grayViewController.view;
UIView *blackView = _blackViewController.view;
CGRect rect = grayView.frame;
rect.origin.x = blackView.frame.origin.x;
rect.origin.y = blackView.frame.origin.y + 80.0f;
grayView.frame = rect;
[self.view addSubview:grayView];
}
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运行结果:
结论:
这里我专门写了一个UIViewController+NIB的category,只需要调用loadFromNib类方法就可以加载xib中的视图。要求: - xib文件的File’s Owner必须设置为对应的View Controller类。
三、总结
在写界面时同时混用xib和代码可以提高效率,而对xib的使用主要体现在其专用性和通用性上。
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对于一些专门的界面,例如App中的设置界面,纯代码写难免会浪费时间,此时可以通过xib文件的拖控件方法来定制。这个xib是专用于某一个界面的,目的是提高效率。
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对于一些通用的控件甚至界面,例如一个很漂亮但实现起来非常复杂的按钮,此时可以通过load xib文件中的视图来快速添加。这个xib对于所有视图是共用的,目的是提高可复用性。
对于通用的xib:
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如果xib只是单纯的界面展示,那么File’s Owner可以随意。
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如果xib中包含了按钮、手势等用户输入事件,那么File’s Owner最好设置为UIViewController类的子类。
四、自问自答
以前使用xib时一直都有点疑问,xib中可以有多个视图控件,但是从xib中load出来的是一个数组,那么怎么确定哪个对象对应的是哪个控件呢?
可以实践一下:
PurpleView.xib
随便在xib文件中加了几个视图。
接下来将其load出来看看:
MainViewController.m
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- (void)logViewsFromXIB {
NSLog(@
"%s begin"
, __func__);
NSArray *views = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@
"PurpleView"
owner:nil options:nil];
for
(int i = 0; i < views.count; i++) {
id obj = views[i];
NSLog(@
"%d : %@"
, i, [obj class]);
}
NSLog(@
"%s end"
, __func__);
}
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控制台输出如下:
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2015-01-09 15:03:06.629 JLN-1_xib[3139:121677] -[MainViewController logViewsFromXIB] begin
2015-01-09 15:03:06.635 JLN-1_xib[3139:121677] 0 : UIView
2015-01-09 15:03:06.635 JLN-1_xib[3139:121677] 1 : UIButton
2015-01-09 15:03:06.636 JLN-1_xib[3139:121677] 2 : UITableView
2015-01-09 15:03:06.636 JLN-1_xib[3139:121677] 3 : UILabel
2015-01-09 15:03:06.636 JLN-1_xib[3139:121677] -[MainViewController logViewsFromXIB] end
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结论:
从xib中load出来的views数组中视图对象的排列顺序和xib scene中的对象排列顺序一致(其实就是xml文件中元素的排序而已)。如下:
可以将其打乱并重新运行程序查看结果。
参考资料:http://www.ifun.cc/blog/2014/02/22/ioskai-fa-zhi-xibji-qiao-jie-shao/