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# Library Info

Library info contains programmatic access to information about the Material Components library.

## Installation

### Installation with CocoaPods

To add this component to your Xcode project using CocoaPods, add the following to your `Podfile`:

```bash
pod 'MaterialComponents/LibraryInfo'
```
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Then, run the following command:

```bash
pod install
```

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## Overview

The Library Info object provides information about the Material Components library compiled into
this binary.

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## Usage

### Importing

Before using LibraryInfo, you'll need to import it:

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#### Swift
```swift
import MaterialComponents
```

#### Objective-C

```objc
#import "MaterialLibraryInfo.h"
```
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### Accessing the library information

LibraryInfo contains a singleton class of type LibraryInfo that can be queried.

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#### Swift
```swift
print("This binary was compiled with MDC-iOS v" + MDCLibraryInfo.version + ".")
```

#### Objective-C

```objc
NSLog(@"This binary was compiled with MDC-iOS v%@.", MDCLibraryInfo.version);
```
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