Storyboard doesn't contain a view controller with identifier

I keep getting the following error:

Storyboard (<UIStoryboard: 0x7ebdd20>) doesn't contain a view controller with identifier 'drivingDetails'

This is the code:

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView 
        didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

   UIViewController *controller =  [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"drivingDetails"];
   controller.title = [[dao libraryItemAtIndex:indexPath.row] valueForKey:@"name"];
   [self.navigationController pushViewController:controller animated:YES];
}

I have already set the identifier on the UIStoryboard but I'm still getting this error.

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Just for future reference:

I'm developing on iOS 6 using Storyboards.

I was having the same issue, but I could not find the "Identifier" field in the inspector. Instead, just set the field named "Storyboard ID" to what you would name the Identifier. This field can be found under the "Show the Identity inspector" tab in the inspector.

[Note - comments below indicate that some people have found that they need to (also?) set the field "Restoration ID" just below the Storyboard ID in the inspector. Clicking on "Use Storyboard ID" does not seem to be enough.]

There's an image below for reference: (in this instance I've named my identifier the same as my class)

In Xcode 7 - 13,

when you change storyboard IDs and you get errors like this,

just CLEAN your project (CMD+SHIFT+K)

let storyboard = UIStoryboard(name: "StoryboardFileName", bundle: nil)
let controller = storyboard.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "StoryboardID")
self.present(controller, animated: true, completion: nil)

Note:

• "StoryboardFileName" is the filename of the Storyboard and not the ID of the storyboard!
• "StoryboardID" is the ID you have manually set in the identity inspector for that storyboard (see screenshot below).

Sometimes people believe that the first one is the Storyboard ID and the second one the View Controller class name, so note the difference.

Fixed! Not only the identifier in the segue must be set, in my case DrivingDetails, but also the identifier in my tableViewController must be set as DrivingDetails...check my picture:

I also removed the navigation view controller so now the 2 table view controllers are connected directly with a "push" animation.

EDIT for XCODE 7.0

you have to set the storyboardId(in this case the viewController is embedded in a Navigation controller:

let lastMinVc  = mainStoryBoard.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("lastMinuteNavController") as! UINavigationController

Identity located in Identity Inspector tab named Storyboard ID for Xcode 6.3.2 and checked Use Storyboard ID option.

Just had this issue after adding a new VC to the storyboard but only on the device, not on the simulator. Turns out it was due to having multiple storyboard localizations - the VC was only added to the primary one. I tried removing the other localizations (one of which is the one my iPhone uses) but still had the error. In the end I had to recreate the other localizations with the new VC in each of them.

Compiler shows following error :

Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException',
reason: 'Storyboard (<UIStoryboard: 0x7fedf2d5c9a0>) doesn't contain a 
ViewController with identifier 'SBAddEmployeeVC''

Here the object of the storyboard created is not the main storyboard which contains our ViewControllers. As storyboard file on which we work is named as Main.storyboard. So we need to have reference of object of the Main.storyboard.

Use following code for that :

UIStoryboard *storyboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"Main" bundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];

Here storyboardWithName is the name of the storyboard file we are working with and bundle specifies the bundle in which our storyboard is (i.e. mainBundle).

For those with the same issue as @Ravi Bhanushali, here is a Swift 4 solution:

let storyboard = UIStoryboard(name: "Main", bundle: Bundle.main)

I found it ... click on the view controller in storyboard, click the third icon from left on the vc attributes inspectors - the one where you set the call name on that scereen it says 'identity' - mine was hidden , i had to click on the word identity it then shows storyboardID - add the identifier from the code, done

Modifying "Storyboard ID" in the identity inspector (the 3rd icon to the left) should work.

If not and you're sure there's no typo, try cleaning up the project ("Product"->"Clean", or simply command + shift + K).

While entering the identifier u have not selected proper view controller, just check once if done repeat the procedure once more.

A few of my view controllers were missing the storyboardIdentifier attribute.

Before:

<viewController
    id="pka-il-u5E"
    customClass="YourViewControllerName"
    customModule="ModuleName"
    customModuleProvider="target"
    sceneMemberID="viewController">

After:

<viewController
    storyboardIdentifier="YourViewControllerName"   <----
    id="pka-il-u5E"
    customClass="YourViewControllerName"
    customModule="ModuleName"
    customModuleProvider="target"
    sceneMemberID="viewController">

I was facing the same issue. I had given the identifier but the compiler was giving the issue, so I made the new controller and gave that controller a new ID and added it and it's working perfectly! I have added pods as well but don't know why the error was coming but now its gone! Plus also try to clean your project by pressing CMD+SHIFT+K keys. Lemme know if it worked.

I got same error and I could fix this by changing the following changes in my project. I have mentioned my class name in the inspector panel then the problem is solved. Goto->right panel there Identity Inspector In the custom class section

class:your class name(ViewController)

In the Identity section storyboard ID:your storyboard ID(viewController Name)

After this click on Use storyboard ID option over there.That's it the problem is finished. I hope it will help you....

Use your identifier(@"drivingDetails") as Storyboard ID.

I tried all of the above solutions and none worked.

What I did was:

• Project clean
• Delete derived data
• Restart Xcode
• Re-enter the StoryboardID shown in previous answers (inside IB).

And then it worked. The shocking thing was that I had entered the Storyboar ID in interface builder and it got removed/deleted after opening Xcode again.

Hope this helps someone.

it is very simple select the respective view controller in the main story board and check the storyboardID if its present use it in the identidier of give a name and use it.

here my firstone is the storyboardID let vc = self.storyboard?.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "firstone") as! tabBarViewController

Cleaning all things and closing Xcode doesn't solved the issue for me.

I had to delete the viewController and create a new one with new identifier.

Note: If you use cocoapods in your project, then first run pod deintegrate and rm Podfile.lock

Then open your project folder in any third party code editor like VSCode and do a global search for the ViewController name throwing the error.

1. Rename/fix any wrong names which you find.
2. Save all changes.
3. Clean and build your project.

Everything should work fine now.

This is most often caused when you rename files from within Xcode.

check your language, may be the (base) have your controller, but may be specific storyboard does not have it

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