iOS 12 Programming for Beginners - Third Edition

Creating our Map View Controller 

We need to create our MapViewController file and then connect it with our UIViewController and map view in the storyboard. First, let's create this file:

1. In the Navigator panel, right-click on the Controller folder in the Map folder and select New File.
2. In the Choose a template for your new file screen, select iOS at the top and then Cocoa Touch Class. Then, hit Next.
3. Add the following to the Options screen that appears:

New file:

• • Class: MapViewController
  • Subclass: UIViewController
  • Also create XIB: Unchecked
  • Language: Swift

4. Click Next and then Create.
5. Under the import UIKit statement, add import MapKit.
6. Update your class declaration to include the following protocol:

class MapViewController: UIViewController, ...