As we have seen in this chapter, creating custom subscripts can really enhance our code; however, we should avoid overusing them or using them in a way that is not consistent with the standard subscript usage. The way to avoid overusing subscripts is to examine how subscripts are used in Swift's standard libraries.
Let's take a look at the following example:
class MyNames {
private var names:[String] = ["Jon", "Kim", "Kailey", "Kara"]
var number: Int {
get {
return names.count
}
}
subscript(add name: String) -> String {
names.append(name)
return name
}
subscript(index: Int) -> String {
get {
return names[index]
}
set {
names[index] = newValue
}
}
}In the preceding example, within the MyNames class, we define an array of names that is used within our application. As an example, let's say that within our application, we display this list of names and allow users to add names to it. Within...