You have to recursively iterate the sub views. – (void)listSubviewsOfView:(UIView *)view { // Get the subviews of the view NSArray *subviews = [view subviews]; for (UIView *subview in subviews) { // Do what you want to do with the subview NSLog(@”%@”, subview); // List the subviews of subview [self listSubviewsOfView:subview]; } }
For others who come here: I got this error, because I added the constraints before I added the subviews to the hierarchy.
I have modified the accepted answer’s code to be more generic – it handles the cases where the view does clip subviews to its bounds, may be hidden, and more importantly : if the subviews are complex view hierarchies, the correct subview will be returned. – (UIView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event { if (self.clipsToBounds) { return … Read more