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Mastering Swift 3 - Linux

By : Jon Hoffman
Book Image

Mastering Swift 3 - Linux

By: Jon Hoffman

Overview of this book

Swift is a modern, fast, and safe programming language created by Apple. Writing Swift is interactive and fun, the syntax is concise yet expressive, and the code runs lightning-fast. Swift’s move to open source has been embraced with open arms and has seen increased adoption in the Linux platform. Our book will introduce you to the Swift language, further delving into all the key concepts you need to create applications for desktop, server, and embedded Linux platforms. We will teach you the best practices to design an application with Swift 3 via design patterns and Protocol-Oriented Programming. Further on, you will learn how to catch and respond to errors within your application. When you have gained a strong knowledge of using Swift in Linux, we’ll show you how to build IoT and robotic projects using Swift on single board computers. By the end of the book, you will have a solid understanding of the Swift Language with Linux and will be able to create your own applications with ease.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Mastering Swift 3 - Linux
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
2
Learning About Variables, Constants, Strings, and Operators

Subscript values


In the preceding subscript examples, all of the subscripts accepted integers as the value for the subscript. However, we are not limited to integers. In the following example, we could use a String type as the value for the subscript. The subscript will also return a String type:

struct Hello { 
  subscript (name: String) ->String { 
    return "Hello \(name)" 
  } 
} 

In this example, the subscript takes a string as the value within the subscript and returns a message, saying Hello. Let's see how to use this subscript:

var hello = Hello() 
print(hello["Jon"]) 

This example will display the message, Hello Jon, to the console.