Providing an edge-to-edge, full-screen experience in your iPad app running on a Mac
At a glance
| Item | Summary |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Take advantage of the true native resolution of a Mac display when running your iPad app in full-screen mode on a Mac. |
| App architecture | A Swift sample with the source-visible chain AppDelegate → OptionsViewController → UIKit / CoreGraphics APIs. |
| Main patterns | View-controller organization, Delegate or data-source callbacks |
| Project style | 6 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries. |
Project structure
Source bundle/
├── FullScreenSample/
│ ├── AppDelegate.swift
│ ├── GridView.swift
│ ├── OptionsViewController.swift
│ ├── SceneDelegate.swift
│ ├── ViewController.swift
│ ├── OptionsCell.swift
│ ├── Base.lproj/
│ │ ├── LaunchScreen.storyboard
│ │ └── Main.storyboard
│ └── Info.plist
├── Configuration/
│ └── SampleCode.xcconfig
└── FullScreenSample.xcodeproj/
├── .xcodesamplecode.plist
└── project.pbxproj
Structure observations
- Architecturally prominent files are ranked from entry points and role-named declarations; resource-only paths are omitted.
- Primary languages: Swift.
- The verified tree contains 6 project/configuration file(s) and 7 source declaration(s).
Overall architecture
flowchart LR
N1["AppDelegate"]
N2["OptionsViewController"]
N3["UIKit / CoreGraphics APIs"]
N1 --> N2
N2 --> N3
Reference code
FullScreenSample/AppDelegate.swift:10 — architecture anchor
@main
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
}Interpretation
The arrows summarize the source-visible entry, role-named types or folders, and framework direction; when nodes come from structural folders, the sequence is a high-level interpretation rather than proof that every adjacent node calls the next. Ownership is claimed only where the next section cites a stored property or assignment. The diagram is intentionally limited to the dominant path into Apple-Silicon.
Ownership and state
classDiagram
OptionsViewController *-- Dictionary : options
OptionsViewController o-- Callback : updateOption
OptionsViewController *-- Array : sectionData
SceneDelegate o-- UIWindow : window
Ownership evidence
FullScreenSample/OptionsViewController.swift:11 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor
class OptionsViewController: UITableViewController {
var options: [String: Bool] = [:]
// ...
}| Owner | Object or state | Relationship | Mutation authority |
|---|---|---|---|
OptionsViewController |
Dictionary (options) |
owns value state | App/module collaborators |
OptionsViewController |
Callback (updateOption) |
stores a callback | App/module collaborators |
OptionsViewController |
Array (sectionData) |
owns value state | Owning lexical scope |
SceneDelegate |
UIWindow (window) |
stores or receives | App/module collaborators |
Composition arrows indicate a source-visible construction expression or locally owned value state; aggregation means the owner stores or receives a dependency without proving exclusive lifetime ownership.
Class and protocol design
FullScreenSample/AppDelegate.swift:11 — representative type boundary
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
}| Type | Responsibility | Depends on or conforms to |
|---|---|---|
AppDelegate |
Receives callback-driven events | UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate |
GridView |
User-interface presentation and input forwarding | UIView |
OptionsViewController |
View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination | UITableViewController |
SceneDelegate |
Receives callback-driven events | UIResponder, UIWindowSceneDelegate |
ViewController |
View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination | UIViewController |
GridViewOptionsKey |
Represents a feature value or composable behavior | Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks |
OptionsCell |
Owns feature behavior and collaborator lifecycle | UITableViewCell |
No local protocol conformance is claimed as protocol-oriented design; external framework conformances are listed only as dependencies.
Access control
| Symbol | Access | Verified effect | Likely rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
sectionData (FullScreenSample/OptionsViewController.swift:14) |
private |
Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. | Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation. |
GridView (FullScreenSample/GridView.swift:8) |
implicit internal |
No explicit modifier means the Swift declaration is internal to the module. | Inference: app-target collaboration needs no exported library surface. |
Reference code
FullScreenSample/OptionsViewController.swift:14 — representative boundary
private var sectionData: [[String]] = {
return [
[GridViewOptionsKey.showPixelGrid, GridViewOptionsKey.showPointsGrid],
[GridViewOptionsKey.showBounds, GridViewOptionsKey.showSafeAreaInsets, GridViewOptionsKey.showOriginIndicator]
]
}()Swift declarations without a modifier are internal; explicit private, fileprivate, private(set), public, or open entries above are interpreted by language semantics. Objective-C/C samples instead rely on header and implementation boundaries, which are not equivalent to Swift lexical privacy.
Logic ownership and placement
| Logic | Owning type or file | Placement rationale |
|---|---|---|
| View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination | OptionsViewController, ViewController |
The source’s Controller suffix makes this role explicit. |
| Receives callback-driven events | AppDelegate, SceneDelegate |
The source’s Delegate suffix makes this role explicit. |
| User-interface presentation and input forwarding | GridView |
The source’s View suffix makes this role explicit. |
Design patterns
| Pattern | Source evidence | Purpose or tradeoff |
|---|---|---|
| View-controller organization | FullScreenSample/OptionsViewController.swift:10 |
A controller is the verified coordination boundary; this is MVC-style only where a separate model is present. |
| Delegate or data-source callbacks | FullScreenSample/AppDelegate.swift:11 |
Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner. |
Naming conventions
- Types: Controller: OptionsViewController, ViewController; Delegate: AppDelegate, SceneDelegate; View: GridView.
- Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
- Methods:
draw,fillRect,strokeRect,drawOriginIndicator,drawGrid,drawGridLine,viewDidLoad,doneTapped. - Files:
FullScreenSample/AppDelegate.swift,FullScreenSample/GridView.swift,FullScreenSample/OptionsViewController.swift,FullScreenSample/SceneDelegate.swift,FullScreenSample/ViewController.swift,FullScreenSample/OptionsCell.swift.
Architecture takeaways
AppDelegateis the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.- Framework work reaches UIKit, CoreGraphics through a deliberately small high-level chain; the detailed API graph remains inside the cited implementation files.
- Stored-property evidence identifies lifecycle collaboration; it does not by itself prove exclusive object ownership.
- Access-control conclusions separate verified language visibility from the likely design rationale.
- The source does not justify labeling the design protocol-oriented.
Source map
| Source file | Relevant symbols |
|---|---|
FullScreenSample/AppDelegate.swift |
AppDelegate |
FullScreenSample/GridView.swift |
GridViewOptionsKey, GridView |
FullScreenSample/OptionsViewController.swift |
OptionsViewController |
FullScreenSample/SceneDelegate.swift |
SceneDelegate |
FullScreenSample/ViewController.swift |
ViewController |
FullScreenSample/OptionsCell.swift |
OptionsCell |