Loading a Custom View From Xib With Storyboard

Create Class

New File -> Objective-C Class -> MyHeaderView

MyHeaderView.m

// init from nib file
- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder
{
  self = [super initWithCoder:aDecoder];
  if (self) {
    ...
  }
  return self;
}

//after nib-loading
- (void)awakeFromNib
{
  ....  
}

//custom layerout
- (void)layoutSubviews
{
  [super layoutSubviews];
  ....  
}

Create the xib file

New File -> User Interface -> View -> MyHeaderView

Adjusting UIView

Simulated Metrics
Size: Freeform
Status Bar: None
Top Bar: None
Buttom Bar: None

Custom Class

Class: MyHeaderView

loading xib file

MainViewController.m

MyHeaderView *myHeaderView = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"MyHeaderView" owner:self options:nil] lastObject];
self.tableView.tableHeaderView = myHeaderView;