add subview to UIImageView via interface builder

Question

Is such thing possible? I have my UIScrollView created via IB and I wanted it as a subview of a UIImgeView I have, created in IB as well. If it is possible how do I do so?

Are you sure you don't mean to do it the other way around? (i.e. add the image view as a subview of the scroll view?) — jonkroll, Apr 06 '12 at 06:34
possible duplicate question: http://stackoverflow.com/a/2956734/1804403 — Skotch, Jul 31 '13 at 01:32

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 07 '12 at 01:08

Short answer NO. The workarounds depend on what's more important to you

1. Creating the `UIImageView` subview hierarchy in the xib is most important

Start with a UIView but change it's class to UIImageView

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then set the image in code

self.myImageView.image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"someImage"];

2. Setting the image in the xib is most important

Then do as you have been doing and add the subviews in code

[self.myImageView addSubview:someSubView];

3. You want the imageView and the other view to move and scale in unison

Then place them in a container UIView that is the same size as the UIImageView

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Here you can see a container UIView that holds the UIImageView and another subview

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 06 '12 at 06:16

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If you can't drag it into the UIImageView then I do not think it is possible,and an imageViews purpose is not meant to hold subviews. But it is just as easy to add it in code

[imageView addSubview:subView];

answered Apr 06 '12 at 06:16

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add subview to UIImageView via interface builder

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1. Creating the UIImageView subview hierarchy in the xib is most important

2. Setting the image in the xib is most important

3. You want the imageView and the other view to move and scale in unison

1. Creating the `UIImageView` subview hierarchy in the xib is most important