Can't find Storyboard ID in Identity inspector

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I'm trying to find the "Storyboard ID" which should be before Restoration ID in Identity inspector, but I can't find that for any view I've selected. I've tried to open a new project and I still can't find it either.

Identity inspector

I'm using Xcode 5.0.2 developing for iOS-7.

Can you tell me what I'm missing here?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8295471/storyboard-doesnt-contain-a-view-controller-with-identifier — Amit Kumar, Jan 06 '14 at 07:06

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 06 '14 at 07:00

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You are pointing to a UIView or some other object on the StoryBoard. Press the yellow indicator on top of the other objects which is your ViewController

answered Jan 06 '14 at 07:00

Segev

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So it's not possible to get a specific view by some uniqe ID? (I though each view has a storyboard ID). – uriel Jan 06 '14 at 07:19
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@uriel only `ViewControllers` get a storyboard ID. For what you're asking you can use the `tag` property. – Segev Jan 06 '14 at 07:20

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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The storyboard ID is a string field that you can use to create new UIViewController (not UIButton or other elements). An example of how to use it can be found here.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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answered Jan 06 '14 at 07:01

Rinat Khanov

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 09 '21 at 01:58

only View Controller has Storyboard ID
other view (eg: UIButton) no Storyboard ID

how get `id` of a normal view (in Storyboard) ?

two method:

use `Referencing Outlet` = normally is weak reference ~= like `pointer` in `C`

eg: add reference for UIButton

in Storyboard -> choose your UIButton -> Right Click UIButton -> Referencing Outlets->New Referencing Outlet -> drag it to ViewController.h -> got notice Insert Outlet -> popup window -> set Name to you want, eg deviceNameBtn -> Connect -> auto generated code into ViewController.h

@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIButton *deviceNameBtn;

then in you (Objective-C) code, you can use deviceNameBtn as the ID of UIButton, do whatever you want

use (`int` type) `tag`

eg: your UILabel view's tag = 1

uilabel_tag_1

get your view:

UILabel *label = (UILabel *)[self.view viewWithTag:1];

Can't find Storyboard ID in Identity inspector

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how get id of a normal view (in Storyboard) ?

use Referencing Outlet = normally is weak reference ~= like pointer in C

use (int type) tag

how get `id` of a normal view (in Storyboard) ?

use `Referencing Outlet` = normally is weak reference ~= like `pointer` in `C`

use (`int` type) `tag`