xcode-snippets

Handy code snippets used in day to day programming and fast prototyping.

Adding Snippets in Xcode:

You can clone the complete project in ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/

OR

Clone/Download the project on your machine and paste the .codesnippets file in ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/CodeSnippets/

Examples

• Temporary Label

Adds a temporary label at the center of the viewcontroller's view.

Shortcut: templabel

Context: Code Expression

Code:

let label = UILabel()
        label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
        label.text = String(describing: "text")
        self.view.addSubview(label)
        self.view.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: label, attribute: .centerX, relatedBy: .equal, toItem: self.view, attribute: .centerX, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 0.0))
        self.view.addConstraint(NSLayoutConstraint(item: label, attribute: .centerY, relatedBy: .equal, toItem: self.view, attribute: .centerY, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 0.0))

• IBOutlet

Shortcut: iboutletsnippet

Context: Class Implementation

Code:

@IBOutlet var titleLabel: UILabel!

• IBAction

Shortcut: ibaction

Context: Class Implementation

Code:

@IBAction func cancel(_ sender: AnyObject) {
      // function body
    }

• Vertical Constraint

Shortcut: vertical-constraint

Context: Code Expression

Code:

NSLayoutConstraint.constraints(withVisualFormat:"V:|[view]|", options: NSLayoutFormatOptions(rawValue: 0), metrics: nil, views: ["view": view])

• Horizontal Constraint

Shortcut: horizontal-constraint

Context: Code Expression

Code:

NSLayoutConstraint.constraints(withVisualFormat:"H:|[view]|", options: NSLayoutFormatOptions(rawValue: 0), metrics: nil, views: ["view": view])

• Color

Shortcut: color

Context: Code Expression

Code:

UIColor(red: float/256.0, green: float/256.0, blue: float/256.0, alpha: 1.0)

• Code Blocks

Shortcut: codeblocks

Context: Class Implementation

Code:

   //MARK: - Override Functions
    
    //MARK: - IBActions
    
    //MARK: - Other Functions

• Center-X Constraint

Shortcut: centerx

Context: Code Expression

Code:

NSLayoutConstraint(item: view, attribute: .centerX, relatedBy: .equal, toItem: related_view, attribute: .centerX, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 0.0)

• Center-Y Constraint

Shortcut: centery

Context: Code Expression

Code:

NSLayoutConstraint(item: view, attribute: .centerY, relatedBy: .equal, toItem: related_view, attribute: .centerY, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 0.0)

• Equal Width Constraint

Shortcut: equal-width

Context: Code Expression

Code:

NSLayoutConstraint(item: AnyObject, attribute: .width, relatedBy: .equal, toItem: AnyObject?, attribute: .width, multiplier: 1.0, constant: 0.0)

Authors

• Hassan Ahmed Khan - iHAK