Loaded nib but the ‘view’ outlet was not set

Here’s what worked for me:

  • Open the XIB file causing problems
  • Click on file’s owner icon on the left bar (top one, looks like a yellow outlined box)
  • If you don’t see the right-hand sidebar, click on the third icon above “view” in your toolbar. This will show the right-hand sidebar
  • In the right-hand sidebar, click on the fourth tab–the one that looks a bit like a newspaper
  • Under “Custom Class” at the top, make sure Class is the name of the ViewController that should correspond to this view. If not, enter it
  • In the right-hand sidebar, click on the last tab–the one that looks like a circle with an arrow in it
  • You should see “outlets” with “view” under it. Drag the circle next to it over to the “view” icon on the left bar (bottom one, looks like a white square with a thick gray outline
  • Save the xib and re-run

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