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UIKit

Apple's framework for building event-driven user interfaces for iOS applications.

About UIKit

UIKit is the backbone of iOS app development, providing the infrastructure for building graphical, event-driven applications.

Key Features

  • View controller lifecycle
  • Touch and gesture handling
  • Animation support
  • Drag and drop functionality
  • Document support

Code Example

// UIKit example
import UIKit

class ViewController: UIViewController {
    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        
        let label = UILabel()
        label.text = "Hello, UIKit!"
        label.frame = CGRect(x: 50, y: 100, width: 200, height: 30)
        view.addSubview(label)
    }
}