How do I create a category in Xcode 6 or higher?

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Yalamandarao picture Yalamandarao · Jun 20, 2014 · Viewed 83k times · Source

I want to create a category on UIColor in my app using Xcode 6. But the thing is that in Xcode 6 there is no Objective-C category file template.

Is there any option to create a category in Xcode 6?

Answer

unom picture unom · Jul 31, 2014

They didn't forget. They just moved it without telling anyone.

  1. Click File -> New -> File

  2. Select Objective-C file under Sources in iOS or Mac OS respectively and Click Next

  3. Now under File Type: choose either Category, Protocol, or Extension

PS. Under File Name: whatever you type here will be either the Category, Protocol, or Extension Name.

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