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Call native plug-ins for iOS

Wrap native code in C# layer to only run code when using an iOS device.
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Your app can only call iOS native plug-ins when deployed on an actual device. Wrap all native code methods with an additional C# code layer to only call native methods when the app is running on a device. Store this C# file in your Project's 
Assets
folder.
This C# layer can use platform conditional compilation or check 
Application.platform
. For code running in the Unity Editor, return placeholder values.
Refer to the following sections for simple implementations of these methods. For a more detailed implementation, refer to Unity native plug-in example for iOS.

Use conditional compilation

Platform dependent compilation is faster than 
Application.platform
as it's evaluated at compile time, rather than runtime.
Use the following to implement conditional compilation:
void MyMethod(){#if UNITY_IOS && !UNITY_EDITOR    CallNativeMethodImplementation();#else    CallEditorMethodImplementation();#endif}

Check Application.platform

Use the following to implement 
Application.platform
 and return placeholder values in the Editor:
void MyMethod() {	if (Application.platform != RuntimePlatform.OSXEditor)	{		return _GetLookupStatus();	}	else	{		return "Done";	}}

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