iOS API diff from stable

ios-14-16-0-14-21-0.md

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Xamarin.iOS SDK API diff: 14.16.0 vs 14.21.0	List of API changes between Xamarin.iOS versions 14.16.0 and 14.21.0.	spouliot	sepoulio	5/31/2021	article	e49e1d35-6ed0-31ec-9f6b-937231d44351	xamarin

Xamarin.iOS SDK API diff: 14.16.0 vs 14.21.0

Xamarin.iOS.dll

Namespace AVFoundation

Type Changed: AVFoundation.AVCaptureAutoExposureBracketedStillImageSettings

Obsoleted constructors:

 [Obsolete ("Use the static 'Create' method to create a working instance of this type.")]
 public AVCaptureAutoExposureBracketedStillImageSettings ();

Type Changed: AVFoundation.AVCaptureManualExposureBracketedStillImageSettings

Obsoleted constructors:

 [Obsolete ("Use the static 'Create' method to create a working instance of this type.")]
 public AVCaptureManualExposureBracketedStillImageSettings ();

Namespace AddressBook

Type Changed: AddressBook.ABPropertyType

Added value:

MultiMask = 256,

Namespace CoreFoundation

Type Changed: CoreFoundation.CFBundle

Type Changed: CoreFoundation.CFBundle.Architecture

Modified fields:

-ARM = 18
+ARM = 12
-ARM64 = 16777234
+ARM64 = 16777228
-PPC = 24
+PPC = 18
-PPC64 = 16777240
+PPC64 = 16777234

Namespace CoreMidi

Type Changed: CoreMidi.MidiNetworkConnection

Obsoleted constructors:

 [Obsolete ("Use static factory method to create an instance.")]
 public MidiNetworkConnection ();

Type Changed: CoreMidi.MidiNetworkHost

Obsoleted constructors:

 [Obsolete ("Use static factory method to create an instance.")]
 public MidiNetworkHost ();

Namespace CoreText

Type Changed: CoreText.CTRunDelegate

Modified base type:

-System.Object
+CoreFoundation.NativeObject

Removed property:

public virtual IntPtr Handle { get; }

Removed methods:

public virtual void Dispose ();
protected virtual void Dispose (bool disposing);
protected override void ~CTRunDelegate ();

Type Changed: CoreText.CTRunDelegateOperations

Added property:

public IntPtr Handle { get; }

Namespace CoreVideo

New Type: CoreVideo.CVImageBufferAlphaChannelModeExtensions

public static class CVImageBufferAlphaChannelModeExtensions {
	// methods
	public static Foundation.NSString GetConstant (this CVImageBufferAlphaChannelMode self);
	public static CVImageBufferAlphaChannelMode GetValue (Foundation.NSString constant);
}

Namespace MapKit

Type Changed: MapKit.MKMapItem

Modified methods:

 public bool OpenMaps (MKMapItem[] mapItems--- = NULL---, MKLaunchOptions launchOptions = NULL)

Namespace ObjCRuntime

Type Changed: ObjCRuntime.Constants

Modified fields:

-public const string Version = "14.16.0";
+public const string Version = "14.21.0";

Type Changed: ObjCRuntime.PlatformName

Obsoleted fields:

 [Obsolete ("Use 'MacCatalyst' instead.")]
 UIKitForMac = 5,

Type Changed: ObjCRuntime.Runtime

Added method:

public static void ThrowException (IntPtr gchandle);

Namespace PdfKit

Type Changed: PdfKit.PdfBorder

Added property:

public nfloat[] DashPattern { get; set; }

Namespace UIKit

Type Changed: UIKit.UIMarkupTextPrintFormatter

Obsoleted constructors:

 [Obsolete ("Use '.ctor(string)' instead.")]
 public UIMarkupTextPrintFormatter ();

Namespace VideoToolbox

New Type: VideoToolbox.HdrMetadataInsertionModeExtensions

public static class HdrMetadataInsertionModeExtensions {
	// methods
	public static Foundation.NSString GetConstant (this HdrMetadataInsertionMode self);
	public static HdrMetadataInsertionMode GetValue (Foundation.NSString constant);
}