What is the difference between NIB and XIB Interface Builder file formats?

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Ratan picture Ratan · Sep 16, 2010 · Viewed 26.8k times · Source

What is difference between nib and xib in Interface Builder files?

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Delan Azabani picture Delan Azabani · Sep 16, 2010

As of Interface Builder version 3, a new file format (with extension .xib) has been added, which is functionally identical to .nib, except it is stored in a flat file, making it more suitable for storage in revision control systems and processing by tools such as diff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_Builder#Design

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