uikit
UIKit Reference
UIKit framework documentation for iOS and iPadOS apps.
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| File | Content |
|---|---|
| uikit-overview.md | Full UIKit framework index |
| uikit-updates.md | UIKit updates |
| uiapplication.md | UIApplication |
| uiapplicationdelegate.md | UIApplicationDelegate |
| uiwindowscene.md | UIWindowScene |
| uiview.md | UIView |
| uiviewcontroller.md | UIViewController |
| uicontrol.md | UIControl |
| uibutton.md | UIButton |
| uilabel.md | UILabel |
| uiimage.md | UIImage |
| uiimageview.md | UIImageView |
| uicolor.md | UIColor |
| uifont.md | UIFont |
| uiscrollview.md | UIScrollView |
| uitableview.md | UITableView |
| uicollectionview.md | UICollectionView |
| uistackview.md | UIStackView |
| nslayoutconstraint.md | NSLayoutConstraint |
| uinavigationcontroller.md | UINavigationController |
| uitabbarcontroller.md | UITabBarController |
| uisplitviewcontroller.md | UISplitViewController |
| uigesturerecognizer.md | UIGestureRecognizer |
| uialertcontroller.md | UIAlertController |
| uiactivityviewcontroller.md | UIActivityViewController |
| uivisualeffectview.md | UIVisualEffectView |
| uiblureffect.md | UIBlurEffect |
| uihostingcontroller.md | UIHostingController bridge from SwiftUI |
| using-swiftui-with-uikit.md | Using SwiftUI with UIKit |
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