Why apple does not allow addition of one ViewController into another in Xib, though it is possible programatically

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Any reason why this is not permitted in Xib.

-(void)addLeftViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController
{
    [self addChildViewController:viewController];
    [viewController.view setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, self.leftVw.frame.size.width, self.leftVw.frame.size.height)];
    [self.leftVw addSubview:viewController.view];
    [viewController didMoveToParentViewController:self];
}

It may be a guard to prevent violating the MVC pattern. – BenJammin Jul 08 '15 at 16:50 — BenJammin, Jul 08 '15 at 16:50

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 08 '15 at 17:55

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You can easily do that in the storyboard, by using the container view: enter image description here

answered Jul 08 '15 at 17:55

almas

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Thanks @almas for pointing that to me, but while adding that container my Xcode 6.4 crashed and then containerView itself is not coming on my Xcode, any idea how can i get that in future? – SanjayPathak Jul 08 '15 at 18:38
Got the problem. Container View is only applicable to storyboard. I was searching it while I opened Xib. – SanjayPathak Jul 09 '15 at 04:53

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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I found this link helpful

How to add a subview that has its own UIViewController in Objective-C?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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answered Jul 08 '15 at 18:42

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Why apple does not allow addition of one ViewController into another in Xib, though it is possible programatically

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