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I'm maybe too complicated, but here is what I want:

@IBDesignable
class A: UIView {
    @IBInspectable var title: String = "" {
        didSet {
            setNeedsLayout()
        }
    }
}

@IBDesignable
class B: UIView {
    var firstView: A = A()
    var secondView: A = A()
}

The B class have 2 @IBDesignable classes, so if I want to customize B directly in Interface Builder, I can't as I don't have access to the 2 A classes.

At first I create a protocol to list all elements in A class, but when a view need 2 or more item of A class, I can't use this.

Do someone have an idea to have only 1 B class in my storyboard and can customize both A classes?

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  • Not very sure, but do you think making these variables as public might help. I'll try to check this via coding it.
    – Ganesh Somani
    Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 10:51
  • I try a lot of things in case some magic happens but no. Just check again and 'Show the attributes inspector' tab is still empty of custom @IBInspectable.
    – Dam
    Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 11:00
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    Give B the inspectable properties, e.g. firstViewTitle and secondViewTitle.
    – matt
    Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 13:29
  • @matt My main problem is that if tomorrow I add an IBInspectable titleColor to the A class, I have nothing to prevent me to didn't forget to add 2 IBInspectable var to B class.
    – Dam
    Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 13:44
  • Too bad. If you cannot see the A in the storyboard, there is nothing to be inspect. You can only inspect what you can see.
    – matt
    Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 13:46

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Not very sure if your this is possible. This is not usually possible even when you use Apple Library classes, for example a UIButton has a UIView and also a UILabel.

Though these different classes and some things are possible by overriding as explained here

But I can provide you a hack here. In the object that you create for Object B in storyboard, you can add User Defined Runtime Attributes as follows -

firstView.title & secondView.title

I know this might not be the answer you are looking for, but thats just a way around.

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