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- Xcode
Natalia Panferova2 May 2025
Format long parameter lists into separate lines in Xcode
Quickly split long function calls or initializers into separate lines using a built-in Xcode shortcut.
Natalia Panferova16 April 2025
Automatic image accessibility labels from localized strings in SwiftUI
SwiftUI uses a localized string matching the image name as the accessibility label, without needing to apply the accessibilityLabel() modifier.
- Xcode
- SwiftUI
Natalia Panferova5 February 2025
Testing SceneStorage state persistence in Xcode
Verify SwiftUI app state restoration using the Xcode simulator by following the correct steps, including backgrounding the app and relaunching it.
- Xcode
Natalia Panferova25 November 2024
Set supported platforms in file target membership options in Xcode
Configure a file target membership in Xcode to restrict it to specific platforms, avoiding the need for conditional compilation checks when the file contains platform-specific code.
- Xcode
- SwiftUI
Natalia Panferova13 November 2024
Preview SwiftUI views with bindings using @Previewable
Xcode 16 introduced the @Previewable macro, making it easier to preview SwiftUI views with bindings.
- Xcode
Natalia Panferova23 October 2023
Filtering logs in Xcode 15
Take advantage of the improvements in the debug console in Xcode and learn how to filter logs by type, category or message, show and hide similar items and view log metadata.
- Xcode
- Swift
Natalia Panferova11 June 2023
See all parameter permutations in code completion in Xcode 15
In Xcode 15 code completion we can view all the possible permutations of function parameters by pressing the right arrow key.
- Xcode
- SwiftUI
Natalia Panferova6 June 2023
Access colors and images from asset catalog via static properties in Xcode 15
Xcode 15 automatically generates static properties on ColorResource and ImageResource types for colors and images that we store in asset catalog. This lets us access them in SwiftUI, UIKit or AppKit code without using string literals.
- iOS
- Xcode
Natalia Panferova24 May 2023
Testing remote push notifications on iOS simulator
Starting from Xcode 14, iOS simulator can generate a device token, allowing us to test remote push notifications coming from a server without a real device or a need to use .apns payload files and simctl push command.
- Xcode
- SwiftUI
Natalia Panferova28 October 2022
Check localizable strings with the accented pseudolanguage in Xcode
Make sure that all of the necessary strings are localizable in a SwiftUI app by previewing your UI in the accented pseudolanguage.
- Xcode
- SwiftUI
Natalia Panferova18 October 2022
Exporting and importing localizations in a SwiftUI app
Generate xcloc files that can be sent to translators directly from SwiftUI code and import translations back to create Localizable.strings files.
- Xcode
Natalia Panferova25 February 2021
Re-indent selected code in Xcode
Make use of Xcode shortcuts to correct code indentation quickly.
- iOS
- Xcode
Natalia Panferova24 May 2020
Access application files on iOS simulator
View and manage files created by your app on the simulator, browse the Documents folder or Core Data SQLite Database.
- iOS
- Xcode
Natalia Panferova12 March 2020
Test iOS build from production Xcode on beta iOS simulators
If you need to release an app built with an older version of Xcode, but want to test the app on the beta iOS simulators, you can follow the steps described in this article to transfer your build to the beta simulator.