Can we use same Xib (which contains UIView) to support both landscape and portrait orientations

Question

I have a ViewController (searchListViewController) in my storyboard. This ViewController is embedded in a navigationController. The ViewController in storyboard rotates properly when orientation changes.

I have an XIB which contains an UIView (CustomAlertView). I want to present this CustomAlertView from my searchListViewController.

To do this, i have included the following code in my searchListViewController class.

searchListViewController.m:

-(void)loadCustomAlertView
{

     NSArray *allviews = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"CustomAlertView" owner:self options:nil];
     CustomAlertView *customAlertView_Obj = allviews[0];
    [self.navigationController.view addSubview:customAlertView_Obj];
}

The Problem is: the parent navigation controller rotates properly, but the child "CustomAlertView" does not rotate when the orientation changes. Am i doing anything wrong in this code?

Is there anyway to handle rotations for an XIB file programmatically?

I want to use the same CustomAlertView XIB for both Portrait and Landscape. Is it possible?

Salman Zaidi Salman Zaidi · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-22T04:18:52

YES, you can use same xib file for both orientations.

Using Auto-resizing/auto-repositioning constraints (in "Size Inspector Tab") and auto-layouts(iOS6 and above), define properties of your objects so that when your screen orientation changes, all the views inside your parent view get aligned and/or repositioned, resized.

You can view how your view looks in different orientations by changing orientation from "Attributes Inspector Tab".

Can we use same Xib (which contains UIView) to support both landscape and portrait orientations

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