xcuitest

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API reference: XCUITest. Query for element queries, waiting patterns, Swift 6 @MainActor, assertions, screenshots, launch arguments.

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XCUITest Reference

Comprehensive reference for writing reliable XCUITest UI tests in Swift 6.

Quick Reference

// Basic test structure
@MainActor
final class MyUITests: XCTestCase {
    var app: XCUIApplication!

    override func setUp() {
        super.setUp()
        continueAfterFailure = false
        app = XCUIApplication()
        app.launch()
    }

    func testExample() {
        let button = app.buttons["Submit"]
        XCTAssertTrue(button.waitForExistence(timeout: 5))
        button.tap()
    }
}

Topic Guides

Curated guidance with code examples (grep-friendly):

File	Content
element-queries.md	Core API classes: XCUIApplication, XCUIElement, XCUIElementQuery, XCUICoordinate
interactions.md	Taps, presses, text input, swipes, coordinate-based and other gestures
waiting.md	waitForExistence, XCTWaiter, non-existence, property waits, Xcode 26 KeyPath waits
swift6-concurrency.md	Swift 6 strict concurrency: @MainActor test classes, async setUp/tearDown, nonisolated
assertions.md	XCTAssert patterns, custom messages, existence checks
screenshots.md	Screenshots, XCTAttachment, screenshot-on-failure, extracting from .xcresult
launch-arguments.md	Launch arguments/environment, UserDefaults override, localization and accessibility testing
permissions.md	resetAuthorizationStatus, XCUIProtectedResource, interruption monitors, springboard/system alerts
test-helpers.md	Page Object Model, reusable helpers, timeout constants
troubleshooting.md	Common failures (element not found, flaky tests) and what's new in Xcode 26 / iOS 26
patterns.md	Advanced patterns: base test class, system dialogs, scroll/wait, debugging, test organization

Downloaded Reference Files

Apple documentation pages available locally:

File	Content
xctest-index.md	Full XCTest framework index
xcuiautomation-index.md	Full XCUIAutomation framework index
xcuiapplication.md	XCUIApplication class
xcuielement.md	XCUIElement class
xcuielementquery.md	XCUIElementQuery class
xcuicoordinate.md	XCUICoordinate class
xcuiprotectedresource.md	XCUIProtectedResource enum
xcuiscreenshot.md	XCUIScreenshot class

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