Cheat Sheet – IB_DESIGNABLE Views

Not so much a cheat sheet, but a general procedure to follow. Consider this class, a UILabel that draws an outline around it that you can customize and more importantly, view from Interface Builder:

#import 

IB_DESIGNABLE
@interface HSOutlinedLabel : UILabel

@property (nonatomic, assign) IBInspectable CGFloat outlineWidth;
@property (nonatomic, assign) IBInspectable UIColor *outlineColor;
@property (nonatomic, assign) IBInspectable CGFloat cornerRadius;

@property (nonatomic, assign) IBInspectable CGPoint padding;  // between the text and outline

@end

and then the .m

#import "HSOutlinedLabel.h"

@implementation HSOutlinedLabel

- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder
{
    self = [super initWithCoder:aDecoder];
    if (self) {
        
        [self _commonInit];
    }
    return self;
}

- (void)_commonInit
{
    // gets called first (initWithCoder:), before any of the settings in IB are used.
    self.layer.masksToBounds = YES;
    _outlineWidth = 0;
    _outlineColor = nil;
    _cornerRadius = 5;
    _padding = CGPointZero;
    self.layer.cornerRadius = _cornerRadius;
    
}

- (void)prepareForInterfaceBuilder
{
    // careful!  this will overwrite any settings in Interface Builder.
    // it's meant for setting values that perhaps aren't IBInspectable
    [super prepareForInterfaceBuilder];
}

- (void)awakeFromNib
{
    if (_outlineWidth > 0) {
        self.layer.borderWidth = _outlineWidth;
        
        if (_outlineWidth > 0) {
            self.layer.borderColor = _outlineColor ? _outlineColor.CGColor : NULL;
        }
        else
        {
            self.layer.borderColor = NULL;
        }
    }
}

#pragma mark - Setters (Are used by Interface Builder)

// NOTE:  Interface Builder calls setValue:forKey: when you change
// an inspectable value.  If you are purely drawing your UIView subclass
// with -drawRect: then these changes update.
// However, if you see the setters below, I use the IBInspectables
// to ultimately wrap CALayer properties.  If you want your view to
// draw correctly,  you need to write accessors for any IBInspectable
// that triggers changes to any object that won't necessarily be done
// in drawRect:

- (void)setOutlineWidth:(CGFloat)outlineWidth
{
    if (_outlineWidth != outlineWidth) {
        _outlineWidth = outlineWidth;
        self.layer.borderWidth = outlineWidth;
    }
}

- (void)setOutlineColor:(UIColor *)outlineColor
{
    if (_outlineColor != outlineColor) {
        _outlineColor = outlineColor;
        self.layer.borderColor = outlineColor.CGColor;
    }
}

- (void)setCornerRadius:(CGFloat)cornerRadius
{
    if (_cornerRadius != cornerRadius) {
        _cornerRadius = cornerRadius;
        self.layer.cornerRadius = cornerRadius;
    }
}

- (void)setPadding:(CGPoint)padding
{
    if (!CGPointEqualToPoint(_padding, padding)) {
        _padding = padding;
        [self invalidateIntrinsicContentSize];
    }
}

- (CGSize)intrinsicContentSize
{
    CGSize size = [super intrinsicContentSize];
    size.width += 2 * _padding.x;
    size.height += 2 * _padding.y;
    
    return size;
}

@end

I just meant this to be a starting point for your own work. And actually a reminder for myself.