How do I create a view controller file after creating a new view controller?

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Kian Cross picture Kian Cross · Feb 18, 2015 · Viewed 99.9k times · Source

I am developing a tabbed application.

When I create a new view controller and link it to the tab bar controller, unlike the other two default view controllers, this one has no viewcontroller.swift file.

How can I create this file?

I am using Xcode 6 and developing the app in Swift.

Answer

Rob picture Rob · Feb 18, 2015

Correct, when you drag a view controller object onto your storyboard in order to create a new scene, it doesn't automatically make the new class for you, too.

Having added a new view controller scene to your storyboard, you then have to:

  1. Create a UIViewController subclass. For example, go to your target's folder in the project navigator panel on the left and then control-click and choose "New File...". Choose a "Cocoa Touch Class":

    Cocoa Touch Class

    And then select a unique name for the new view controller subclass:

    UIViewController subclass

  2. Specify this new subclass as the base class for the scene you just added to the storyboard.

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  3. Now hook up any IBOutlet and IBAction references for this new scene with the new view controller subclass.

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