Load XIB into a subview - iphone

Question

I have been looking all over fo information on how to do this but have found nothing that I understand.
Basically I want to be able (from ViewController.xib) to load another XIB file on top of that view in a subview. This new subview should be manipulatable, so it can be moved around with multitouch gestures and/or swipe gestures.
I was trying to add a "view" object from ViewController, then load the other XIB into that subview object.
Hopefully someone can help. Thanks!

Answer 1

You should be able to accomplish what you want by making an instance of the other class in your ViewController, and then adding it as a subview to the current view controller.
MyOtherViewController *movc = [[MyOtherViewController alloc] init];
[self.view addSubview:movc.view];
As for handling the gestures, you could either handle them in the MyOtherViewController class, or make a container view and handle them it in your ViewController. Don't forget that they are subviews, and that any movement should be relative to their superviews.

Answer 2

The above code is almost right but except
UIView *newView = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"MyNewXib" owner:self options:nil];
it should be
UIView *newView = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"MyNewXib" owner:self options:nil] objectAtIndex:0];
and in a view controller simply you can add
[self.view addSubview:newView];

Answer 3

You can define the subview in a xib by creating a xib (select File New... "user interface", "view").
You can load that view like this:
UIView *newView = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"MyNewXib" owner:self options:nil];
That new view can now be treated like any other subview:
// assign it to a property
#property (strong, non atomic) UIView *viewFromXib;
#sythesize viewFromXib=_viewFromXib;
self.viewFromXib = newView;
// add it to your hierarchy
self.viewFromXib.frame = CGRectMake( /* this will start out 0,0 the size from the xib */ );
[self.view addSubview:self.viewFromXib];
// add gesture recognizer
UITapGestureRecognizer *tapGR = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:#selector(tap:)];
[self.viewFromXib addGestureRecognizer:tapGR];
... and so on