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iOS

Posted by frednrks
frednrks
7,598 Points

Why is UIKit and Foundation shown with strikethrough when I try to import them into Xcode files?

When I try to add an import statement for UIKit and Foundation I am unable to. Instead Xcode shows UIKit and Foundation with strikethrough. Why does this happen and where can I find documentation to explain why it is happening?

1 Answer

Teodor Garzdin
Teodor Garzdin
5,572 Points
Teodor Garzdin
Teodor Garzdin
5,572 Points

The strikethrough, appears when the module is already imported. That means that either it was imported directly: import UIKit or the imported module is already a part of a module you imported. For example if you import Foundation, you don't need to import CoreFoundation, as it is already part of the Foundation module.

frednrks
frednrks
7,598 Points

Thanks for explaining that to me Teodor. The reason that it had become an annoyance was at times when working through the tutorials Xcode doesn't seem to find the modules. For example I included UIKit in one follow along and Xcode was not recognising that the module had been imported elsewhere. Do you know how to overcome this. Presently I just rewrite the import module statement. Thanks again Teodor I really appreciate your help.