Welcome to the Treehouse Community

The Treehouse Community is a meeting place for developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels to get support. Collaborate here on code errors or bugs that you need feedback on, or asking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project. Join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today. (Note: Only Treehouse students can comment or ask questions, but non-students are welcome to browse our conversations.)

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and a supportive community. Start your free trial today.

iOS Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift 2.0 View Controllers and Views Creating IBOutlets

David Keck
David Keck
5,723 Points
Posted by David Keck
David Keck
5,723 Points

Where does UILabel live?

Why do we have to add a reference to the UILabel if it exists within the View Controller? If it does, couldn't we just access it without an outlet? Or, does UILabel exist elsewhere in code?

1 Answer

Phillip Paik
Phillip Paik
7,450 Points
Phillip Paik
Phillip Paik
7,450 Points

So there is no confusion between multiple UILabels. Without the reference to each UILabel, the controller would not know which UILabel you would want.

David Keck
David Keck
5,723 Points
David Keck
David Keck
5,723 Points

Thank you, Phillip!