Is it possible to comment on storyboards?

Question

So I've been using Xcode 7's new feature to reference storyboards within storyboards. To add clarity to my references, I want to add a comment of sorts that can explain exactly why I've split up my storyboards.

Does this feature exist? I know I can create some dummy views but I feel like this is lazy and a bit inefficient.

Answer 1

This is a good way of commenting visually on a storyboard, but still isn't perfect and is still a dummy view. I find it is probably the cleanest way to do it right now.

1. Add a Storyboard Reference to your storyboard
2. Navigate to the Identity Inspector on the Storyboard Reference you added
3. Set the Label attribute to your desired comment
4. You can now move the your comment wherever you want inside the storyboard

Answer 2

You can place comments inside the source code of the storyboard. Since .storyboard files are XML-based, you can write standard XML comments in it:

<!-- This is a comment -->

To open a storyboard as source code, right-click on the file in the Project navigator (the first icon from the left on the right sidebar) and select Open As/Source Code:

To return to Interface Builder, select Open As/Interface Builder - Storyboard from the same contextual menu.

WARNING: Always place these comments after the first line of the file, since Xcode expects an XML declaration there.

Answer 3

In you identity inspector there is a place you can write notes, that's basically your comment section.

1. Select your storyboard Object
2. Click show the identity inspector.
3. Then write your comment in the document note section.