initWithNibName VS viewDidLoad

Question

I've been trying to understand for hours when I should use the viewDidload: and when I should use initWithNibName: to set up the properties of my viewController.

For instance, I'm using a TableViewController and I'm setting all its properties (such as the backgroundColor, the separateColor, the toolbar items) in initWithNibName. It is the right way to do ?

If somebody could enlighten me.

Thanks

Answer 1

You should set up your properties in the viewDidLoad. This method is called by the system when the controller's view is loaded into memory. The initWithNibName: is something that you call when you create a controller instance from a nib file.

That is to say, that if you set up your properties in the initWithNibName: and instead you call init, your controller might not be in a good state; thus, it's best to do in viewDidLoad.