Unable to access Swift 4 class from Objective-C: "Property not found on object of type"
IosObjective CSwiftXcodeSwift4Ios Problem Overview
Using the latest Xcode 9 beta, I'm seemingly completely unable to access properties on Swift classes. Even odder, I can access the class itself to instantiate it or whatever, but completely unable to access properties on it.
So if I have this Swift class:
import UIKit
class TestViewController: UIViewController {
var foobar = true
}
And I try to do this:
TestViewController *testViewController = [[TestViewController alloc] init]; // success
testViewController.foobar; // error
What exactly am I doing wrong? New project with Xcode 9.
Ios Solutions
Solution 1 - Ios
The rules for exposing Swift code to Objective-C have changed in Swift 4. Try this instead:
@objc var foobar = true
As an optimization, @objc
inference have been reduced in Swift 4. For instance, a property within an NSObject
-derived class, such as your TestViewController
, will no longer infer @objc
by default (as it did in Swift 3).
Alternatively, you could also expose all members to Objective-C at once using @objcMembers
:
@objcMembers class TestViewController: UIViewController {
...
}
This new design is fully detailed in the corresponding Swift Evolution proposal.
Solution 2 - Ios
Swift 3.2/4.0 / XCode 9.1
You you set swift3.2 in project settings ( //:configuration = Debug SWIFT_VERSION = 3.2 )
you can use your code,(using the correct import file in objc, see below). If You set project to swift 4.0 ( //:configuration = Debug SWIFT_VERSION = 4.0 )
You must prepend @objc for every property.
So:
Swift 3.2:
// MyClass.swift
@objc class MyClass: NSObject{
var s1: String?
@objc var s2 : String?
}
//
// ViewController.m
import "MixingObjCAndSwift-Swift.h"
#import "ViewController.h"
@interface ViewController ()
@end
@implementation ViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
MyClass * mc = [MyClass new];
NSString * s1 = mc.s1;
NSString * s2 = mc.s2;
}
works.
Swift 4.0:
// MyClass.swift
@objc class MyClass: NSObject{
var s1: String?
@objc var s2 : String?
}
.....
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
MyClass * mc = [MyClass new];
NSString * s1 = mc.s1;
NSString * s2 = mc.s2;
}
does NOT works: compiler fails:
/Users....ViewController.m:24:21: Property 's1' not found on object of type 'MyClass *'
as s1 is not prepended with @objc.
You must write:
@objc class MyClass: NSObject{
@objc var s1: String?
@objc var s2 : String?
}
(As a side-note: in C/C++/ObJC file, put always system/general *h files before your "local" class headers.)
Swift 4
just add @objcMembers before class @objcMembers class MyClassObject: NSObject { var s1: String! var s2: String!
} Swift evolutionenter link description here
Solution 3 - Ios
As for Swift 5.1 I found that "@objc" is not enough, but also make it public "@objc public":
@objc public class SomeClass: NSObject {
@objc public let amount: NSNumber
...
Solution 4 - Ios
- When you add a swift file in your Objective-C project, Xcode will prompt to add Objective-C bridging header file, so allow the header file to be created.
- In your Objective-C implementation file where you want to access the TestViewController property foobar. Use the following import syntax and replace the ProjectName with your project.
> #import "ProjectName-Swift.h"
Objective-C implementation file:
#import "ViewController.h"
#import "ProjectName-Swift.h"
@implementation ViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
TestViewController *testViewController = [[TestViewController alloc] init]; // success
BOOL prop = testViewController.foobar;
NSLog(@"Property: %d", prop);
}
@end
For more details go through the Apple Documents
Solution 5 - Ios
Xcode 10.2 | Swift 4
Adding @objcMembers
before class solved my problem.
@objcMembers class MyClass:NSObject {
var s1: String!
var s2: NSMutableArray!
}
Solution 6 - Ios
I also encountered with this problem in swift 3.0
class declaration was like that
class ClassA {
//statements
}
above class was not accessible in Objective C code and it was also not registered in
once I inherited from NSObject like this:
class ClassA : NSObject {
//statements
}
the class was accessible in Objective c and got registered with
This solution is useful when you don't want to avoid inheritance from NSobject class.