Programming in Swift: Fundamentals

Oct 19 2021 · Swift 5.5, iOS 15, Xcode 13

Part 5: Functions & Named Types

40. Classes

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Classes are a lot like Structures. They have properties, methods, and initializers. However, Classes are reference types, instead of value types. In this part of the episode, you’ll get an idea of how that affects your code.

struct Actor {
  let name: String
  var filmography: [String] = []
}
Actor(name: "Zoe Saldana", filmography: ["<#T##[String]#>"])
 …"Guardians of the Galaxy"])
var gotgStar = Actor(…
gotgStar.filmography.append("Avatar")
var starTrekStar = gotgStar
starTrekStar.filmography.append("Star Trek")
func signOnForSequel(franchiseName: String) {
    
}
mutating …
filmography.append("Upcoming \(franchiseName) sequel")
var avatarStar = starTrekStar
for franchiseName in avatarStar.filmography {
  avatarStar.signOnForSequel(franchiseName: franchiseName)
}
avatarStar.filmography
starTrekStar.filmography
gotgStar.filmography
class Actor {
init
init(name: String, filmography: [String]) {

}
init(name: String, filmography: [String]) {
    self.name = name
    self.name = name
    self.filmography = filmography
}
❌mutating❌ func…
let gotgStar …
…

let starTrekStar …
avatarStar.filmography
starTrekStar.filmography
gotgStar.filmography