Returns the class definition of a specified class.
SDKs
- iOS 2.0+
- macOS 10.0+
- Mac Catalyst 13.0+
- tvOS 9.0+
- watchOS 2.0+
Framework
- Objective-C Runtime
Declaration
func objc_getRequiredClass(_ name: UnsafeParameters
nameThe name of the class to look up.
Return Value
The Class object for the named class.
Discussion
This function is the same as objc, but kills the process if the class is not found.
This function is used by ZeroLink, where failing to find a class would be a compile-time link error without ZeroLink.