There used to be a section on the right side of xib file to select a UI control (e.g. button, checkbox, text area, etc) from menu, and add to xib file. But after upgrading to Xcode 14.1 the option is gone. I can't find it anywhere.
Previously it looked like this:
There's a plus sign in the upper right corner. See screenshot:
Then this should pop up. You can drag and drop what you want onto the storyboard.
Just googled up, the thing is called "Object Library", and the command to open it is:
Command + Shift + L
Thanks Adrian for showing the button in screenshot!
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This is a very general question for everyone who uses Xcode 11. I am trying to find the action that will allow me to use the "Embed in button" if you know of any ways please leave a comment below. I have tried Command + Click & Control + Click and neither work or direct me to the action
Version 11.4.1 of XCode
The option to: Embed in Button isn't available anymore in XCode.
Anyway, you can do this instead:
Click the "+" (Library Button)
Click on "Show the views library" and search for Button
Drag and drop the Button wherever you need it
Cut, Paste your code inside of the brachets
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I hope this can help you.
Many times I have seen this screen in Xcode. However, I don't know how to reproduce this or use this feature.
It happens when you do SHIFT+ALT+CLICK on a file in the project navigator.
When this panel appears, you can click on the boxes or on the "+" to open the file in a different view.
Somehow my Xcode settings got messed up as it would only show my Main.storyboard file as XML code. I've been told this can be fixed by selecting the Interface Builder from the "Open As" menu, but there is nothing under the menu (the only "selection" is a greyed-out "<None>"). I've cleared my Xcode caches, but this does not help. Other than that, my project still compiles properly.
How can this be resolved?
As so many people have pointed out, right-click on the file and hover over Open As and select Default - Interface Builder.
However, if this is not an option for you because Open As shows <None>, make sure you are in the standard editor and not the version editor. Go up to View in Xcode menu --> view --> hover over Standard Editor and select Show Standard Editor. Now repeat the steps others have suggested and you should get the results you're looking for.
Hide Code Review helped here (Xcode 12.2).
You might be in code review mode and Xcode thinks you want to compare the XMLs
change to Standard Editor by clicking 'Command + Enter' key . Then Main.storyboard may show as Interface Builder.
I had the same issue, where "Open As" wasn't an option on the main storyboard, and xibs were also showing as XML.
The solution that worked for me was to right click on an xib which did have the "Open as --> Interface Builder" option. Then, I went back to storyboard, and the main storyboard showed up properly.
Tap on the Arrows icon that are left and right, see image below:
If you go over to the project outline and control click on the storyboard file and hold down the cursor, you will see the option to open as, this will let you open the storyboard as a certain type. Click on that and choose open as story board. Good luck!
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Sorry, I think I misread your post. I thought you were doing those steps from the menu bar. Not the outline. I am assuming you have restarted Xcode and your computer.
I had this issue with Xcode 8, no luck with Open As > menu... and the solution was as follow:
Make sure the Type is Default - Interface Builder in the Identity and Type right panel (see screenshot). In my case it was "Swift source code" selected :
Now, in the left pane, right-click on your storyboard, and magically then the option Open As > Interface Builder - Storyboard appeared !
I had "Main.storyboard.xml" in Xcode 9 folder but can not see "Default - Interface Builder" in the list of extensions proposed in "Identity and type".
I simply deleted the .xml extension in the name of "Identity and type" and then I can see again "Default - Interface Builder" in Open as.
This is just a quick fix/ long shot, and depending on the specifics of your situation it might not be helpful at all, but you can import and open storyboard files in other projects.
So, try importing your storyboard file in a new project and see if it displayed correctly there.
Has helped me in the past with misbehaving nib files.
Took some doing but I found how to fix this every time... When you click on the storyboard and it is showing as source, click on the icon that shows the utilities view on the righthand side.. Look for the identity type.. Type should be Default - Interface Builder.. Mine got switch to C Source Code.. Not sure how.. but...
I was stuck at (Hide Code Review helped here . You might be in code review mode and Xcode thinks you want to compare the XMLs)
left and right arrow icons is code review Mode
Is there a shortcut i can use to display or search Obj-C API?
Say, i'd like to learn more about what IBAction does, i wonder if i can mouse over it and view documentation. Is there a way this can be enabled? A side bar possibly?
Please advise
Option-click a class name and a window will pop up with a description. Click the book icon and the help window will open to that class. Command click to view the h file.
Not that I know off, but you may see the source code at any time, and that has plenty of documentation on the comments.
Command + click on it, then click Show Quick Help
Also there's a keyboard shortcut for opening general documentation list.
Command + Shift +0 (Zero)
In Xcode 4, the Organizer window has a documentation section which can be accessed from the Right sidebar (Quick Help, which is part of the button group to enable the bottom bar (GDB by default) as well as the left sidebar (Class tree/etc) ) of the main Xcode window whenever you click on basically anything in the code (if its a custom method/variable it only tells you where it is defined). However, if it is something like IBAction it will pop up a brief definition as well as a link to open the previously mentioned organizer to the appropriate documentation page.
Within the Quick Help information, click Open in Developer Documentation to access Xcode documentation, which includes more thorough explanations and references to related functions.
You can also access Developer Documentation window from the Xcode Help menu.
Another option is by using the keyboard shortcut Command+Shift+0.
When you selected text in the code window and right-clicked on it, you would get a context menu with an option to "Search in Project" for the selected text. (Xcode 3.x)
Anyone knows how I can achieve the same in Xcode 4? Or a keyboard shortcut?
Now I select the text and wrestle my fingers in the following combination CMD-C, CMD-CTRL-F, CMD-V, RETURN. Feels a bit like playing the Playstation...
Cheers,
Niels R.
There doesn't seem to be a single keyboard shortcut, but one you might find useful is "Use Selection for Find" (Command+E). That is, you can select some text, and press Command+E, Command+Shift+F, Return.
It's no longer in a menu option but is accessible by an icon. Look directly beneath the "Schemes" at the sequence of 7 small icons. The 3rd one over is a "search" icon. Click that icon and type in your project search text and press return.
Just think it might be handy to see it at a glance: