How to load a xib file from a storyboard?

Question

I am new to iOS programming and I am working on a project which will use both XIB files and storyboard. I have two modules in it basically. First module is made from XIB files which also runs independently. I have made another module using storyboard and I had to integrate these two independently running modules. The screen of my first module which I want to connect to my storyboard is a subclass of UIViewController and I was able to do that with the help of stackoverflow ( How to load a storyboard from a XIB file? ) by creating an object of UIStoryBoard. Now my application is able to go to the storyboard but I can't come back to my first module which is made up of XIB files.

Please let me know how can I connect to the same instance of the last screen of the first module through which storyboard is called so that I can move back and forth through these views easily. Connecting to the same instance of the XIB file is important because it is a chat screen and when I come back to this screen, I would like to get back to the chat where I had left it and also when I come back to the storyboard (by clicking a button on the chat screen) I have a slider on the screen which should display the value which the user must have chosen when they were on this screen last time. I guess creating a new object should give me a new screen which won't work in this situation. This kind of mechanism works well within storyboard with the use of segue where we can define both source and destination view controller.

Please help me achieve the same in my situation.

Please also check the screen shots of the XIB file and the storyboard which I want connected.

Thanks.

Answer 1

将nib文件转换为情节提要，这将帮助您更轻松地管理应用程序。

Answer 2

Well in your case, what i see is from nibs is that there is a navigation controller in storyboard and also there will be a root view controller navigation controller from xib files. Well the navigation controller stack has all VCs you pushed into and you can get back it in different ways.