Storyboard启动过程

原文：http://course.gdou.com/blog/Blog.pzs/archive/2012/2/5/10929.html

iOS 5 环境下，使用 Storyboard 的应用程序结构如下：

@interface AppDelegate : UIResponder <UIApplicationDelegate>

 

@property (strong, nonatomic) UIWindow *window;

@end 

程序代理的实现文件中：

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary*)launchOptions

{

    // Override point for customization after application launch.

    return YES;

}

 

main.m x 文件：

 

int main(int argc, char *argv[])

{

    @autoreleasepool {

        return UIApplicationMain(argc, argv, nil, NSStringFromClass([AppDelegate class]));

    }

}

 

程序启动过程如下：

1. UIApplicationMain 函数调用创建一个 UIApplication 对象及程序代理对象（本例为 AppDelegate）
2. UIApplication 对象扫描 Info.plist 文件，将其中 Mainstoryboard file base name 所指定的 Storyboard 文件装入（通常为：MainStoryboard.storyboard） 
3. UIApplication 对象从程序代理对象中获取窗口对象UIWindow（或创建一个UIWindow 新实例并将其与程序代理对象相关联）
4. 将Storyboard 文件中 initial view controller 属性所指定的UIViewController 实例化，并将它赋予为 UIWindow 的root view controller
5. 向程序代理对象发送  application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: 消息，以便程序员做自己的初始化工作

If you define a main storyboard in your project, iOS automatically does a lot of work for you to set up your app. When your app calls the UIApplicationMain function, iOS performs the following actions:

1. It instantiates the app delegate based on the class name you passed into the UIApplicationMain function.
2. It creates a new window attached to the main screen.
3. If your app delegate implements a window property, iOS sets this property to the new window.
4. It loads the main storyboard referenced in the app’s information property list file.
5. It instantiates the main storyboard’s initial view controller.
6. It sets the window’s rootViewController property to the new view controller.
7. It calls the app delegate’s application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: method. Your app delegate is expected to configure the initial view controller (and its children, if it is a container view controller).
8. It calls the window’s makeKeyAndVisible method to display the window.