Copy a UIView from xib and programmatically repeat it using NSKeyedArchiver and NSKeyedUnarchiver.

Lets create a _contactView in .h file using IBOutlet, and connect it in .xib file.

Connect it to the _contactView.

In .m:

//The following line will create a similar view as _contactView in the XIB;

 id copyOfView = [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithData:[NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:_contactsView]];

// Repeat the view to generate multiple copies and add to the scroll view.

for (int i =0; i<_contactArray.count; i++) {

        UIView* tempView ;//= [[UIView alloc]init];

        id copyOfView = [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithData:[NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:_contactsView]];

        tempView = copyOfView;

        tempView.tag = i;

        [tempView setFrame:CGRectMake(xOffset, yOffset, width, height)];

        yOffset += ySpacing+height;

        [_contactScrollView addSubview:tempView];

    }

    [_contactScrollView setContentSize:CGSizeMake(_contactsView.frame.size.width, _contactsView.frame.size.height*(_contactArray.count+1))];

Open other apps from iOS app using URL scheme. Open google maps, mail from the app, call a number, send sms using Xcode.

Use openURL: function of UIApplication.

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:urlText]];

Open The Google Maps:

// Create string for the place ...
NSString* placeStr = @"1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014";
// Encode URL encode
placeStr =  [addressText stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
// Now create the URL string ...
NSString* urlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%@", placeStr];
// use openURL to launch the app ...
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:urlText]];

Mail from the app:

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"mailto://info@example.com"]];

Call a number:

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"tel://9876543210"]];


Send SMS:

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"sms:55555"]];




Open App Store:

[[UIApplication sharedApplication]  openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/apple-store/id375380948?mt=8"]];