Method: Xcodeproj::Project#new_target

Defined in:
lib/xcodeproj/project.rb

#new_target(type, name, platform, deployment_target = nil, product_group = nil, language = nil, product_basename = nil) ⇒ PBXNativeTarget

Creates a new target and adds it to the project.

The target is configured for the given platform and its file reference it is added to the #products_group.

The target is pre-populated with common build settings, and the appropriate Framework according to the platform is added to to its Frameworks phase.

Parameters:

  • type (Symbol) —

    the type of target. Can be ‘:application`, `:framework`, `:dynamic_library` or `:static_library`.

  • name (String) —

    the name of the target product.

  • platform (Symbol) —

    the platform of the target. Can be ‘:ios` or `:osx`.

  • deployment_target (String) (defaults to: nil) —

    the deployment target for the platform.

  • product_group (PBXGroup) (defaults to: nil) —

    the product group, where to add to a file reference of the created target.

  • language (Symbol) (defaults to: nil) —

    the primary language of the target, can be ‘:objc` or `:swift`.

Returns:



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# File 'lib/xcodeproj/project.rb', line 715

def new_target(type, name, platform, deployment_target = nil, product_group = nil, language = nil, product_basename = nil)
  product_group ||= products_group
  product_basename ||= name
  ProjectHelper.new_target(self, type, name, platform, deployment_target, product_group, language, product_basename)
end