The App File
Part of the Introduction to SwiftUI section of Coddy's Swift journey. Lesson 2 of 50.
An app starts at a struct marked @main that conforms to App. Its body holds a WindowGroup, and the view inside it is the first screen the user sees:
@main
struct CoddyApp: App {
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
ContentView()
}
}
}This is the file Xcode creates for every new app. In these lessons it lives in CoddyApp.swift, which is locked, and you write your screens in ContentView.swift.
A view can carry an accessibility identifier: a name that tests use to find it. It does not change how the view looks:
Text("Good morning")
.accessibilityIdentifier("greeting").accessibilityIdentifier("greeting") is a modifier: a method you call on a view to get a changed view back. Apple's UI tests find views the same way, and the checks in these lessons do too, so when a task gives an identifier, attach it exactly as written.
Challenge
BeginnerMake the screen show Welcome to Coddy, and give that Text the accessibility identifier welcome.
Try it yourself
import SwiftUI
@main
struct CoddyApp: App {
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
ContentView()
}
}
}This lesson includes a short quiz. Start the lesson to answer it and track your progress.
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