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UIKit

UIKit is an application development environment and graphical user interface toolkit from Apple Inc. used to build apps for the iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS operating systems.

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Ports

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Overview

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Main frameworks

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UIKit in relation to other layers

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Developer
Apple Inc.
License
Proprietary
Operating system
iOS, iPadOS, tvOS
Type
Software framework
Written in
Objective-C, Swift

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Overview

UIKit in relation to other layers

  • Kernel Kernel (operating system)

Main frameworks

Ports

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UIKit

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples30
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
Components1

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UIKit

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related to Ports · 9
UIKit → Foundation, GNUstep-based, MapKit, Microsoft's WinObjC, MIT License, One, Universal Windows Platform, Various, XAML
related to Main frameworks · 6
UIKit → AppKit, Apple, Foundation Kit, GameKitMapKitAddress Book UIEventKit UIMessage, Other, UINotification CenterPushKit
related to Main features · 5
UIKit → App ExtensionData ManagementHandoffDocument PickerAirDropTextKitUIKit, DynamicsMultitaskingAuto LayoutStoryboardsUI State PreservationApple, Push Notification ServiceLocal NotificationsGesture, RecognisersStandard System View Controllers, Some
Developer · 1
UIKit → Apple Inc.
License · 1
UIKit → Proprietary
Operating system · 1
UIKit → iOS, iPadOS, tvOS
Type · 1
UIKit → Software framework
Website · 1
UIKit → UIKit | Apple Developer
Written in · 1
UIKit → Objective-C, Swift
is a · 1
UIKit → application development environment and graphical user interface toolkit from Apple Inc. used to build apps for the iOS

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ios apple appkit macos operating tvos system frameworks inc features watchos ipados objective-c based developer graphical written software application used

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
UIKitDeveloperApple Inc.1.00infobox
UIKitLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
UIKitOperating systemiOS, iPadOS, tvOS1.00infobox
UIKitTypeSoftware framework1.00infobox
UIKitWebsiteUIKit | Apple Developer1.00infobox
UIKitWritten inObjective-C, Swift1.00infobox
UIKitis aapplication development environment and graphical user interface toolkit from Apple Inc. used to build apps for the iOS0.90text
Foundationinstance ofcontains working implementations of frameworks0.80text
UIKitinstance ofcontains working implementations of frameworks0.80text
and MapKit released under the MIT Licenseinstance ofcontains working implementations of frameworks0.80text
UIKitrelated to Main featuresSome0.60section
UIKitrelated to Main featuresApp ExtensionData ManagementHandoffDocument PickerAirDropTextKitUIKit0.60section

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