iAd in xcode 6 with Swift

Solution 1:

This is how I did it, possibly not all of it is necessary.

I did not use the banner in the Storyboard, so the IBOutlet is not necessary.

Also, if you manually create a banner, you do not need to set self.canDisplayBannerAds

This function (ported from ObjC) is how I display the ads.

func loadAds(){
  adBannerView = ADBannerView(frame: CGRect.zeroRect)
  adBannerView.center = CGPoint(x: adBannerView.center.x, y: view.bounds.size.height - adBannerView.frame.size.height / 2)
  adBannerView.delegate = self
  adBannerView.hidden = true
  view.addSubview(adBannerView)
}

This is called in viewDidLoad. Then, in the didLoadAd delegate method, I set adBannerView.hidden = false and in didFailToReceiveAdWithError, adBannerView.hidden = true

I think hidden is better than alpha in this situation, as it feels more natural. I believe (but am not sure) that when hidden, the view is not drawn at all by the GPU, while with an alpha of 0, it is still drawn, but made invisible (correct me if I am wrong).

This is my setup, and it worked for me, so hopefully it will work in your case too!