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How do I make a private function in Swift? Here is an example: import UIKit class AnotherClass { var someVar = 1 let someConst = 2 func somePrivateFunc() -> Bool { return ...

It seems that there is not a private, or for that matter public, keyword in swift language. So it is possible at all to have a private property? On a side note, Swift is very much similar to ...

I have a very simple Swift question for which there is probably an obvious answer, but I can't seem to find it. How are methods and variables within a class declared as: Private? Protected (i.e. ...

The ObjectiveC.swift file from the standard library contains the following few lines of code around line 228: extension NSObject : Equatable, Hashable { /// ... open var hashValue: Int { ...

In the Introduction to Swift WWDC session, a read-only property description is demonstrated: class Vehicle { var numberOfWheels = 0 var description: String { return "\(...

I want to create a class that inherits from another class, which is in a different file. For example: Class1.swift class Class1 { protected var //Do Stuff } Class2.swift class Class2:Class1 {...

So I'm working on an iOS project in Swift, and I wanted to create a Static library with some useful stuff in it. My problem is when I try to build my lib in Xcode (version 6.3) I have a "Build Failed"...

I read the Apple's reference about access modifiers in Swift 3. I read also about the same on stackoverflow but I didn't get an answer as the person who asked. As I understood correctly, there are ...

There are a cases where I might want to model data where it makes sense for a value to be restricted to a given range. For example, if I want to represent a "mammal", I might want to restrict a legs ...

I've read the entire Swift book, and watched all the WWDC videos (all of which I heartily recommend). One thing I'm worried about is data encapsulation. Consider the following (entirely contrived) ...

Swift offers 5 access modifiers: open, public, internal, fileprivate and private. Of what I know about these specifiers, (mainly from link & link_2) open means classes and class members can be ...

I know there are a few questions regarding with this already. And I know swift can only customise property setter and getter for computed properties. But I think this is the worst part of Swift. ...

I am using the swift package manager. I have a module ModuleA which exports two types: ModuleA and Test. I have a module ModuleB which defines a single type: Test. In ModuleB, how can I refer to the ...

I have a question regarding object oriented design principles and Swift. I am pretty familiar with Java and I am currently taking a udacity course to get a first hands on in Swift. In the Java ...

I have gone through the Apple provided document i.e https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Swift/Conceptual/Swift_Programming_Language/AccessControl.html Here, it explains: ...