Learning iCloud Data Management: A Hands-On Guide to Structuring Data for iOS and OS X

Wiring Up the iOS Interface

In iOS, the links between interface elements and your code are connections, and you can manage them with the Connections inspector in the utility area of Xcode if you are using Interface Builder. Perhaps the most common connection that you need is the link between the view property of a view controller’s code to a view in a storyboard. Without that link, those two pieces of functionality can’t come together. You may not notice this because, in much of the downloadable sample code from developer.apple.com and in the Xcode project templates, the connection is often made for you. Also, when you drag a view controller from the library onto the canvas, it comes with a view already created and connected to the controller. ...