My notes about all the technologies I use
Installation make sure the ruby system is up to date $ sudo gem update –system install cocoapods $ sudo gem install cocoapods If you get an error message about fuzzy_match, try this command instead, $ sudo gem install -n /usr/local/bin…
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Apple, OSX, Programming, Swift
Make sure the swift file looks like the default ViewContoller.swift file i.e. import UIKit, inherits from UIViewController, have at least the viewDidLoad function Click on the yellow dot that represents the view controller in the story board Select the identify…
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To detect if the user is using an iPad or iPhone or something else in Swift do something like this: switch UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom { case .phone: deviceLavel.text = “iPhone” case .pad: deviceLavel.text = “iPad” case .unspecified: deviceLavel.text = “unspecified” case .tv:…
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Create a new C# script in your project called CSSColors.cs and then copy and paste the code below into it. You should then be able to use the colour names specified anywhere in your project. public class CSSColors {…
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Swift Optionals A type the either has a “wrapped” value or is nil. e.g. let imagePaths = [“star”: “/glyphs/star.png”,”portrait”: “/images/content/portrait.jpg”,”spacer”: “/images/shared/spacer.gif”] Getting a dictionary’s value using a key returns an optional value, so imagePaths[“star”] has the type String? e.g. if…
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Convert numbers to and from strings in Swift // To convert a number to a string var costString = String(9.99) // To convert a string to an Int var wholeNumber = Int(“27”) // To convert a string to an Float…
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Create a new folder in your project called Editor Within that folder create a new C# script called something like PreloadSigningAlias.cs Copy and paste the code below into the script and save it. Replace KEYSTORE_PASS with the password to your…
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How to solve the “type or namespace UnityEngine.UI does not exist” in Unity From the Asset menu choose Reimport All That worked for me.
To convert a negative number to a positive number, use the Abs function. Like this. int myInt = System.Math.Abs(-5); To convert a positive number to a negative number there is no built in function, but you can simply do this,…
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Here’s a simple way to play a sound in Unity. 1. Add something like this to the declaration section of your script. public AudioSource audioSourceExplosion; 2. Add this line of code where you want to play the sound. audioSourceExplosion.Play(); 3….
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