# Like a UIView but no rendering

**URL:** <https://forums.kodeco.com/t/like-a-uiview-but-no-rendering/9607>\
**Category:** iOS\
**Created:** [March 14, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.kodeco.com/t/like-a-uiview-but-no-rendering/9607 "2016-03-14T14:42:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![prenez](https://assets.chunter.kodeco.com/user_avatar/forums.kodeco.com/prenez/32/47530_2.png) [@prenez](https://forums.kodeco.com/u/prenez)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.kodeco.com/t/like-a-uiview-but-no-rendering/9607/1 "2016-03-14T14:42:53Z")

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In Autolayout class, the teacher mentioned a UI class that lets you specify things like frame but performs no rendering. Something like Guide View?

Anyone know what this is?

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**Author:** ![samdavies](https://assets.chunter.kodeco.com/user_avatar/forums.kodeco.com/samdavies/32/108448_2.png) [@samdavies](https://forums.kodeco.com/u/samdavies)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.kodeco.com/t/like-a-uiview-but-no-rendering/9607/2 "2016-03-14T16:29:25Z")

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It’s `UILayoutGuide`:

[https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UILayoutGuide\_Class\_Reference/index.html](https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UILayoutGuide_Class_Reference/index.html)

They’re great for precisely the reason you mentioned, but are unfortunately only available from code at the present time.

sam