init(identifier:)
Returns the NSBundle instance that has the specified bundle identifier.
Declaration
init?(identifier: String)Parameters
- identifier:
The identifier for an existing
NSBundleinstance.
Return Value
The NSBundle object with the bundle identifier identifier, or nil if the requested bundle is not found on the system. This method creates and returns a new NSBundle object if there is no existing bundle associated with identifier. Otherwise, the existing instance is returned.
Discussion
This method is typically used by frameworks and plug-ins to locate their own bundle at runtime. This method may be somewhat more efficient than trying to locate the bundle using the init(for:) method. However, if the initial lookup of an already loaded and cached bundle with the specified identifier fails, this method uses potentially time-consuming heuristics to attempt to locate the bundle. As an optimization, you can use the bundleWithPath: or bundleWithURL: method instead to avoid file system traversal.