Copy objects with sub items including 'constraints' using interface builder - iOS
interface-builder, ios, xcode
Solution
I had this same problem a while ago, let me know if it helps: Preserve position when moving UIView in hierarchy (paste-in-place)
(copied here for reference):
Original answer by Jay: https://stackoverflow.com/a/16952902/2070758
Basically, you can't copy/paste directly, but you can with some extra steps:
- Select all views, labels etc, you want to move to the new super view
- Editor -> embed in view
- Move the newly created "container" view to the view you wanted to paste to originally
- Select the "container" view. Editor -> unembed. All the elements will be dumped into the super view, maintaining the layout.
Problem
How do you copy a view or an object with sub objects with constraints to another view? Whenever I do this, the destination object is just a mish mash and fixing it is a pain.