#IUO Swift's version of `+imageNamed` uses init but it's possible to fail

Originator:gordon
Number:rdar://18218733 Date Originated:03-Sep-2014 03:47 PM
Status:Closed Resolved:18-Sep-2014
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:Swift 1.0
Classification:Other Bug Reproducible:Not Applicable
 
Summary:
The docs for `+[UIImage imageNamed:]` state that the method returns:

“The image object for the specified file, or nil if the method could not find the specified image.”

However, the Swift version of this API uses `init` and is typed as `init(named name: String) -> UIImage`

This seems incorrect, since the image with that name might not exist. I think this method would be better as `class func imageNamed(named name: String) -> UIImage?`

That seems like it would match the behavior of the existing API much closer.

Comments

Resolved in Xcode 6.1

By gordon at Sept. 18, 2014, 3:42 p.m. (reply...)

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