can not use UIKit or others in .net ios Bindings?

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can not use UIKit or others in .net ios Bindings?

mc 5,511

I created ios Binding project. and want to compile .a file to .dll

there is ApiDefinition and StructsAndEnums.cs but both of them can not use ios UIImage

NativeHandle Export Verify and all of it.

CGSize Static can not use too.

User's image

I can not use this attribute. which is auto generated by sharpie

mc 5,511 Reputation points

2024-07-02T03:44:11.4433333+00:00

@Anonymous
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-07-02T07:52:47.3033333+00:00

but both of them can not use ios UIImage

UIImage is in UIKit, please make sure using UIKit; has been added.

NativeHandle

The NSObject.Handle and INativeObject.Handle properties have changed type from System.IntPtr to a ObjCRuntime.NativeHandle struct. Please make sure using ObjCRuntime; has been added. See NSObject.Handle type change.

CGSize

Please add using CoreGraphics;

Export Verify Static

It's not clear why the key words cannot be added. From the screenshot, it's a partial interface, if your OC code is a Protocol, it can be a partial class or a public interface. If it's a static method, it should be [Static, Export ("method name")].

For further investigate, could you share the .h file of your OC library and the ApiDefinition and StructsAndEnums.cswith me ?
mc 5,511 Reputation points

2024-07-04T12:24:28.6333333+00:00

how to use UIKIT in .ios binding project? I can not do it. I can not use it.
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-07-05T01:55:55.6066667+00:00
Do you mean calling the UIKIT APIs in your binding project? Or just reference it? I know you have apiDefinition and StructsAndEnums.cs via Sharpie. But you have some errors in the two classes, right? And what you want is to normalize the API definitions, is it? I‘m confused about what the main issues you have.

Create a Static Library (You have a .a library)

Create a Xamarin.iOS Binding Project (you have created the API definitions, right?). (This step please refer to Xamarin.iOS binding project migration - .NET MAUI | Microsoft Learn)

Normalize the API Definitions - Objective Sharpie does a great job of helping us, but it can't do everything. We'll discuss some changes that we need to make to the API definitions before they can be used.

Use the Binding Library - Finally, we'll create a Xamarin.iOS application to show how to use our newly created binding project.

From Walkthrough: Binding an iOS Objective-C Library - Xamarin | Microsoft Learn(This doc is about Xamarin and it's old, but it applies to MAUI)
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-07-10T01:24:29.9366667+00:00

May I know whether your issue has been solved or not? If you're still having problems, please explain in detail what is still going wrong and what you need help with.
mc 5,511 Reputation points

2024-07-10T15:23:56.29+00:00

please check my another thread.
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-07-11T06:47:38.15+00:00

Which thread? This one- can not create framework of ios. - Microsoft Q&A, right?
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-07-17T09:42:21.9633333+00:00

May I know whether your issue has been solved or not? If you're still having problems, please explain in detail what is still going wrong and what you need help with.
mc 5,511 Reputation points

2024-07-17T12:32:14.5866667+00:00

I give it up.
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-07-18T06:05:13.3733333+00:00

OK. If you don't mind, could you please share the problem you encountered and then we can try to find if there are any other solutions?

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mc 5,511 Reputation points

2024-07-02T03:44:11.4433333+00:00

@Anonymous
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-07-02T07:52:47.3033333+00:00

but both of them can not use ios UIImage

UIImage is in UIKit, please make sure using UIKit; has been added.

NativeHandle

The NSObject.Handle and INativeObject.Handle properties have changed type from System.IntPtr to a ObjCRuntime.NativeHandle struct. Please make sure using ObjCRuntime; has been added. See NSObject.Handle type change.

CGSize

Please add using CoreGraphics;

Export Verify Static

It's not clear why the key words cannot be added. From the screenshot, it's a partial interface, if your OC code is a Protocol, it can be a partial class or a public interface. If it's a static method, it should be [Static, Export ("method name")].

For further investigate, could you share the .h file of your OC library and the ApiDefinition and StructsAndEnums.cswith me ?
mc 5,511 Reputation points

2024-07-04T12:24:28.6333333+00:00

how to use UIKIT in .ios binding project? I can not do it. I can not use it.
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-07-05T01:55:55.6066667+00:00

Do you mean calling the UIKIT APIs in your binding project? Or just reference it? I know you have apiDefinition and StructsAndEnums.cs via Sharpie. But you have some errors in the two classes, right? And what you want is to normalize the API definitions, is it? I‘m confused about what the main issues you have.

Create a Static Library (You have a .a library)

Create a Xamarin.iOS Binding Project (you have created the API definitions, right?). (This step please refer to Xamarin.iOS binding project migration - .NET MAUI | Microsoft Learn)

Normalize the API Definitions - Objective Sharpie does a great job of helping us, but it can't do everything. We'll discuss some changes that we need to make to the API definitions before they can be used.

Use the Binding Library - Finally, we'll create a Xamarin.iOS application to show how to use our newly created binding project.

From Walkthrough: Binding an iOS Objective-C Library - Xamarin | Microsoft Learn(This doc is about Xamarin and it's old, but it applies to MAUI)
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-07-10T01:24:29.9366667+00:00

May I know whether your issue has been solved or not? If you're still having problems, please explain in detail what is still going wrong and what you need help with.
mc 5,511 Reputation points

2024-07-10T15:23:56.29+00:00

please check my another thread.
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-07-11T06:47:38.15+00:00

Which thread? This one- can not create framework of ios. - Microsoft Q&A, right?
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-07-17T09:42:21.9633333+00:00

May I know whether your issue has been solved or not? If you're still having problems, please explain in detail what is still going wrong and what you need help with.
mc 5,511 Reputation points

2024-07-17T12:32:14.5866667+00:00

I give it up.
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 36,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-07-18T06:05:13.3733333+00:00

OK. If you don't mind, could you please share the problem you encountered and then we can try to find if there are any other solutions?

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Bruce (SqlWork.com) 78,006 Volunteer Moderator

xamarin-macios has the bindings:

https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios

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