Xcode 13 SwiftUI Color Literal missing

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I am using the Xcode 13 beta and noticed the Color Literal suggestion when trying to choose a color with a picker does not show up (in previous versions I would do Color(Color Literal()) and a color picker would show up. Any thoughts on this?

`Color Literal` is not showing up for me either after I updated to Xcode 13. Now I have to do `UIColor(named: "name of my color set")` to use my customized color. — EmilyWatts, Sep 22 '21 at 00:18

score 17 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 14 '21 at 06:43

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Just type #colorLiteral( for color or #imageLiteral( for image and it will appear immediatly

answered Oct 14 '21 at 06:43

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This worked for me with the #colorLiteral( in Xcode 13. I hope they fix the problem! Thank you! – David_2877 Dec 02 '21 at 18:17
not working, it's just showed "Missing arguments for parameters 'red', 'green', 'blue', 'alpha' in call" :/ – Stevie Mar 21 '22 at 05:29
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@Stevie, try typing in a empty line #colorLiteral, upon typing ( the square icon for literal will show up. – arvinq May 16 '22 at 04:55
this worked on Xcode 14 as well – gbdavid Sep 14 '22 at 09:46
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It works **on an empty line** (Xcode 14), but that defeats the purpose when you want to add the color as a parameter. – Mahm00d Apr 09 '23 at 06:44

aheze · Answer 2 · 2021-10-24T02:49:05.570

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Edit (September 26, 2021): As of Xcode 13.0 (13A233), color literals seem to be working now.

It's a known issue. From the release notes:

#colorLiteral, #imageLiteral, and #fileLiteral aren’t rendered. (75248191)

But other than that, note that init(_ color: UIColor) is deprecated, so you can't do something like Color(UIColor.blue). This applies to color literals too.

Instead, use the new init(uiColor: UIColor).

edited Oct 24 '21 at 02:49

answered Jun 10 '21 at 16:58

aheze

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Thank you hadn't seen the release notes – Giannis Chatziveroglou Jun 10 '21 at 18:50

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 11 '22 at 07:54

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Solved like this in Xcode 13.4: Put a SPACE after "=" when assigning. Yes, it's that ridiculous. Then double click to pick a color. So:

var someColor = #colorLiteral(

After that can select a color.

answered Aug 11 '22 at 07:54

01GOD

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This was exactly what I was looking for, found this answer straight away. I gave up on the colour literal for a long time, but remembered how much easier it was when it was there to use. I wish Apple would have never changed it from colorLiteral, which would autocomplete, to your answer of #colorLiteral( which does not autocomplete. I just have to remember that #colorLiteral( now. Thanks – daj mi spokój Nov 17 '22 at 04:48