In Swift, a typealias is an alias for an existing type. It allows you to call one data type by another name. Using type alias in a strategic way can make your code more readable and understandable. To declare a new typealias in your project, just use this syntax: Next up, I will show you …
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Did you know that you can replace this simple if-else statement in Swift: With this neat one-liner expression? This is possible thanks to what is called a ternary conditional operator in Swift. For your convenience, here is the structure of a ternary operator: Where: A ternary conditional operator offers a shorthand that is a useful way to replace simple if-else statements. …
In Swift, destructuring means pulling a tuple apart into multiple variables with a single assignment. Here is what tuple destructuring syntax looks like: Where: For instance, let’s create a function that returns a tuple: Now, here is one way to access the values of the tuple: But you can do this with a single line …
In Swift, inout parameters allow you to change an input passed into a function. For instance, let’s create a function that changes the original value of a number variable: In this guide, you learn why inout parameters are needed in Swift and how they work. Swift Function Parameters Cannot Be Changed In Swift, changing the …
Xcode refactoring tool can be a nice time saver. Better yet the refactoring features are extremely simple to learn and adapt to. Xcode refactoring engine has been around for a while, but I’m sure many of us haven’t still found it or had no time to explore its useful features. This utility tool can be …
