While working on the exercises at the end of chapter 3 I noticed that when implementing the loadView method, views added with the Interface Builder are not shown.

(I worked through the exercises all in the same project.)

Can you not combine views created in design time with views created at runtime?

If you haven't done so, it would be worth your while to read the documentation on the -loadView method. You only override -loadView when not using a nib. If no nib is specified, loadView will create a default empty view. If you wish to add objects to a nib outside of Interface Builder, you override the -viewDidLoad method. Customization and alteration of the view, once it is loaded, can be done as needed in response to events as long as you have a reference to it.

Bob

Thanks Bob! I got it working!
I would have expected your sentence "You only override -loadView when not using a nib" somewhere in the book!