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Files in Xcode

For each source file included in a project, Xcode tracks file attributes, such as the name and type, as well as other information. Figure 5-1 shows the information that Xcode tracks for source files.

The name is the file system name for the file. The file type identifies the file as being one of several classifications (source file, image file, text file, and so on.) Depending on the file type, Xcode stores additional information about the file, such as the file encoding, type of line endings and so forth.

The path to the file specifies the file system location for the file; the path type—which you can modify—indicates how Xcode stores the path; that is, whether it is absolute or relative to the project directory or another location. “How Files Are Referenced” describes the various ways in which Xcode stores paths.

You can view and edit these file attributes in the file inspector.

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