Xcode UIView.init(frame:) must be used from main thread only

Question

I\'m trying to render some views in background thread to not affect the main thread. That was never a problem before Xcode 9.

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Answer 1

Xcode 9 has a new runtime Main Thread Checker that detects call to UIKit from a background thread and generate warnings.

I know its meant to generate warnings and not crash the app, but you can try disabling Main Thread Checker for your test target.

I tried this code in a sample project, the debugger paused at the issue (as it is supposed to), but the app didn't crash.

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    DispatchQueue.global().async {
        let v = UIView(frame: .zero)
    }
}

Answer 2

You can use this function

func downloadImage(urlstr: String, imageView: UIImageView) {
    let url = URL(string: urlstr)!
    let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { data, _, _ in
        guard let data = data else { return }
        DispatchQueue.main.async { // Make sure you're on the main thread here
            imageview.image = UIImage(data: data)
        }
    }
    task.resume()
}

How to use this function?

downloadImage(urlstr: "imageUrl", imageView: self.myImageView)

Answer 3

Main Thread Entry

You can enter the main thread as follows

DispatchQueue.main.async { 
    // UIView usage
}