Why can't I use the new inline #imageLiteral syntax in Xcode 8? “Expected expression in return result”

Question

I\'m trying to use the new #imageLiteral inline image assignment from your assets folder in Xcode 8, where instead of the whole UIImage(named: \"\")

Answer 1

You should check Swift Version.

Build Settings > Use Legacy Swift Language Version = NO

Image Literal is only supported on Swift3.0, not Swift2.3.

Answer 2

For all having the same problem with Xcode 10 / Swift 4.2 -> Unfortunately, this feature (imageLiterals, auto completion ) was deprecated in its previous form.

But there is new way to use imageLiterals -> https://stackoverflow.com/a/52523111/3143890