{"id":9413,"date":"2023-07-01T10:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T10:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldenmace.com\/blog\/?p=9413"},"modified":"2023-07-01T12:26:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T12:26:10","slug":"how-to-create-multiple-targets-for-xcode-iphone-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldenmace.com\/blog\/how-to-create-multiple-targets-for-xcode-iphone-application\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create multiple targets for XCode iPhone application"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s important to understand why and when you might need multiple targets. As an app developer, you would like to release a given app using a new brand name, logo and\/or theme, along with some minor feature differences. Using multiple targets concept, you can maintain app very quickly.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn this blog, you will learn how to set up multiple build targets, manage icon, assert which are unique to each target. So let\u2019s first understand what is target?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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A target specifies a product to build and contains the instructions for building the product from a set of files in a project or workspace. A target defines a single product; it organizes the inputs into the build system\u2014the source files and instructions for processing those source files\u2014required to build that product. Projects can contain one or more targets, each of which produces one product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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  1. Create a new target<\/li>
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    1.Create a new target<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLet\u2019s assume we have an application called \u201cXYZ\u201d, which is a paid version. And we would want to create a free version and promotional version of that has some reduced functionality but is free and promotional offers respectively. It is to note that all three versions would share the same code, with only some differences and apps\u2019 app-icons and splash images are different.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst create new target. Under Targets and select your project and right click and duplicate target create.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    2. Update Info.plist file for selected target<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe could define properties, such as application name and icon files, for each of the target.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    3.Managing Resources file (image, icon, splash image)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou could copy different resources (having same name but different) to the targets. Resource could refer to xib files, images, etc.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor example, if the free version has a different default loading screen, you could create another Default.png for the free version. Note: To make it work, you have to copy the correct Default.png to that target\u2019s \u201cCopy Bundle Resources\u201d, and also to remove the incorrect Default.png.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    4.Define theme for your target(optional)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    NSString* color=[[[NSBundle mainBundle] infoDictionary] objectForKey:@\u201dCFBundleName\u201d];<\/i><\/p>

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    The code and the examples shown in this article are available at\u00a0Github Repository<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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