Chapter 10

Creating User Interfaces

Interface Builder is an application that enables iPhone/iPad and Mac developers to easily create their user interfaces using a powerful graphical user interface. It provides the ability to build user interfaces by simply dragging objects from Interface Builder's library to your app's user interface.

Interface Builder stores your user interface design in one or more resource files, called XIBs. These resource files are set to interface objects and their relationships. Changes that you make with your user interface are automatically synchronized with Xcode.

To build a user interface, simply drag objects from Interface Builder's Library Pane onto your view. Actions and Outlets are two key components of Interface ...

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