imagenamed – Tarik Billa

UIImage imageNamed returns nil

April 10, 2023 by Tarik

There are only a few reasons why an image would come back nil with imageNamed: The image is not in your bundle. Make sure the image is actually in your project. Make sure the target is checked by clicking on the file and selecting the target it belongs to. You have the image name spelled … Read more

Dispelling the UIImage imageNamed: FUD

December 24, 2022 by Tarik

tldr: ImagedNamed is fine. It handles memory well. Use it and stop worrying. Edit Nov 2012: Note that this question dates from iOS 2.0! Image requirements and handling have moved on a lot since then. Retina makes images bigger and loading them slightly more complex. With the built in support for iPad and retina images, … Read more