How to rename a UIViewController and its xib

Question

I am using iOS 5 and Xcode 4.2. In my project i have a UIViewController with xib. Now i want to give seperate name for UIViewController and xib.

Is it Possible?

After changing the name of UIViewController the controllers showing warning and i can not connect connect controllers to this class.

Have you renamed both the UIViewController class and its XIB? or just the class? — thatzprem, Sep 10 '13 at 07:23
Is this what you are trying to achieve? viewController.h viewController.m viewController_nameChanged.xib — thatzprem, Sep 10 '13 at 07:33
Actually i just given a test name for my uiviewcontroller. That was not the correct name to be used in my project. After coding i tried to change the name. But the controllers showing some warnings. — AKS, Sep 10 '13 at 08:43
What warning message you are getting after changed file name interface name. — Ravindhiran, Sep 10 '13 at 09:36
Not warning messages, but warning symbols when we right click FILES OWNER. — AKS, Sep 10 '13 at 09:49

score 17 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 10 '13 at 07:35

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Within your header file (SomeViewController.h), highlight the class name and from Xcode menu > Edit > Refactor > Rename

And follow the on screen instructions.

Good Luck.

answered Sep 10 '13 at 07:35

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Its about renaming class files and .xib with separate names. – thatzprem Sep 10 '13 at 07:39

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 10 '13 at 09:06

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Renaming a class file names and interface files are possible. However, renaming class name by refactor option on Xcode is appreciated than doing it manually.

For refactoring GOTO: "symbol navigator(next to project navigator)">> right click on your file name >> "REFACTOR">> RENAME.

Having different names for classes and interface do not bring up issues, however its the standard to keep the interface file name same as that of the corresponding class files.

answered Sep 10 '13 at 09:06

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Now it showing errors. – AKS Sep 10 '13 at 09:57
It showing errors where ever i used this class name. Error :"can not find interface declaration". – AKS Sep 10 '13 at 10:03
Did you refactor and still still see the old names? – thatzprem Sep 10 '13 at 10:05
without using refractor i changed the class file name, interface name, and in xib file. Now it is working. Is it a proper way? – AKS Sep 10 '13 at 10:11

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 10 '13 at 10:07

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You just change the .h and .m file names by click on those files. What ever new name you gave to those files use that name while importing those files other than that don't change those name any where. try it once..

answered Sep 10 '13 at 10:07

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 10 '13 at 09:24

After changing the name of UIViewController the controllers showing warning and i can not connect connect controllers to this class.

Find the code where you're instantiating the view controller. It should look something like:

MyViewController *mvc = [[MyViewController alloc] initWithNibName:... bundle:...];

When you find that line, look at the values you're passing for the nib name and bundle. Chances are, you'll need to change the nib name that you're passing in. Either you're passing an incorrect name, or you're passing nil. If if the first case, simply correct the name. If you're passing nil, again, just change that to reflect the actual name of the .xib file. (It's common to use nil because UIViewController will use the class name as the nib name if you pass in nil, so nil is a handy shortcut.)

Also remember to update the class of the view controller inside the .xib file. The `File's Owner` proxy icon represents the view controller -- select it and set it's class to the view controller's new class name. — Caleb, Sep 10 '13 at 10:42

How to rename a UIViewController and its xib

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