I created a simply Swift Package with one UI class in it.

I managed to upload to a repo and use it in a project.

First time when I tried to import it and use it in a main project there was a problem with access modifiers because my package was not public but defined as class MainView: UIView {}.

After I've changed my package to public class MainView: UIView {} it worked well.

My question:

Isn't the package like any other of my project classes? Why is supposed to be used with public?

Is there any way to use my package classes without the public access modifier?

CodePudding user response：

The default access modifier is "internal" which indicates that it's within the project itself. A Swift package (framework) is a 3rd party "project" that you implement nested inside your project. Which means you are trying to reach code from another project.

TL;DR, No you can not skip using public access modifiers if you want to reach the functionality