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Swift 4 Protocol-Oriented Programming - Third Edition

By : Jon Hoffman
Book Image

Swift 4 Protocol-Oriented Programming - Third Edition

By: Jon Hoffman

Overview of this book

Swift has become the number one language used in iOS and macOS development. The Swift standard library is developed using protocol-oriented programming techniques, generics, and first-class value semantics; therefore, every Swift developer should understand these powerful concepts and how to take advantage of them in their application design. This book will help you understand the differences between object-oriented programming and protocol-oriented programming. It will demonstrate how to work with protocol-oriented programming using real-world use cases. You will gain a solid knowledge of the various types that can be used in Swift and the differences between value and reference types. You will be taught how protocol-oriented programming techniques can be used to develop very flexible and easy-to-maintain code. By the end of the book, you will have a thorough understanding of protocol-oriented programming and how to utilize it to build powerful and practical applications.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Classes


In object-oriented programming, we cannot create an object without a blueprint that tells the application what properties and methods to expect from the object. In most object- oriented languages, this blueprint comes in the form of a class. A class is a construct that allows us to encapsulate the properties, methods, and initializers of an object into a single type. Classes can also include other items, such as subscripts; however, we are going to focus on the basic items that make up classes not only in Swift, but in other languages as well.

Let's look at how we would use a class in Swift:

class MyClass { 
  var oneProperty: String 
 
  init(oneProperty: String) { 
    self.oneProperty = oneProperty 
  } 
 
  func oneFunction() { 
 
  } 
} 

An instance of a class is typically called an object. However, in Swift, structures and classes have many of the same functionalities; therefore, we will use the term instance when referring to instances of either type.

Anyone who has used object...