How to show subclass of UIControl in View Controller

Question

I would like to be able to interact with the UIControl I have made, and therefore want it in my ViewController.

What I tried

• I subclassed UIControl (1).
• Then I added a UIView to my View Controller and assigned it the new class (2).

But in Interface Builder I am not able to set my outlets to the buttons contained in the new class (1)?!

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UIControl's documentation confirms that it is a subclass of UIView, and I should therefore be able to connect the outlets, right?

What am I missing here? :/

Answer 1

Of course, you can't add an @IBOutlet because the buttons that you've added to WeekdayControl are in UIViewController.

You can't add an @Outlet to WeekdayControl buttons are only subviews of WeekdayControl.

UIViewController is the boss here, and you can only add an @outlet to UIViewController.

Better create your buttons programmatically in WeekdayControl.