How do I get the name of the target that is currently running in Xcode?

Question

I have an Xcode project with several targets. Let's say the target names are AppFreeVersion and AppPaidVersion. They share the same codebase, but I want to implement some logic that is only for one of the targets.

Without modifying my scheme or build settings, is there a way to get the string of my current target name? The solution given in this question requires me to pass an environment variable in the build setting, which I don't want to do.

Maybe the following post can help [Answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18783055/how-to-get-target-name/52966225#52966225) — Reimond Hill, Oct 24 '18 at 11:07
Maybe the following question can help [Answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18783055/how-to-get-target-name/52966225#52966225) — Reimond Hill, Oct 24 '18 at 11:08

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '16 at 02:58

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How about adding ${TARGET_NAME} in your info.plist?

And I guess you already know how to get it

Obj-C

[[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:key_name];

Swift

let targetName = NSBundle.mainBundle().infoDictionary?[key_name] as String

answered Apr 21 '16 at 02:58

Niko Adrianus Yuwono

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Is this still available in Xcode 9? I added it to the Info.plist, but it doesn't seem to work – brainray Jan 21 '18 at 15:00

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 09 '17 at 12:03

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Swift 3.0 Solution.

func getTargetName() -> String {
    return Bundle.main.infoDictionary?["CFBundleName"] as! String
}

answered Apr 09 '17 at 12:03

Atef

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CFBundleName is not the Target name – brainray Jan 21 '18 at 14:33
Not CFBundleName, nor CFBundleDisplayName return target name, most likely they will be set in Info.plist to return product name. – ivanzoid Jul 15 '20 at 06:42

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 01 '20 at 14:44

The accepted answer by Niko is still working for me on Xcode 12.2 and iOS 14.2

Here is a screenshot to better clarify what needs to be done in Info.plist:

You need to do this for each target's corresponding Info.plist

You don't even need to use $(TARGET_NAME) as the value, you can give your own custom unique values and check for those instead.

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 18 '21 at 08:04

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First you have to add the target name property in the .plist file of respective target. then you can get it anywhere in the code.

print("Target Name = " + (Bundle.main.infoDictionary?["TARGET_NAME"] as! String))

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answered Feb 18 '21 at 08:04

Abdul Samad Butt

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score -1 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 21 '16 at 05:26

Just set Target name in your Scheme -> Environment Variables -> add Name and Value. eg: targetName = "mytesttarget"

Obj-c

NSDictionary* envir = [[NSProcessInfo processInfo] environment];

NSString* targetName = envir[@"targetName"];

Swift

let envir = NSProcessInfo.processInfo().environment

let targetName = envir["targetName"]

score -2 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 19 '18 at 11:27

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On Swift 4.0

let targetName = Bundle.main.infoDictionary?["TargetName"] as! String

answered Nov 19 '18 at 11:27

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this is not working, the app gets crashed. it did not found the "TargetName" key in "Bundle.main.infoDictionary". – Umair Ali May 15 '20 at 17:49

How do I get the name of the target that is currently running in Xcode?

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