Swift Quick Syntax Reference

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title
3. Copyright
4. Dedication
5. Contents at a Glance
6. Contents
7. About the Author
8. About the Technical Reviewer
9. Introduction
10. Chapter 1: Hello World
    1. Xcode
       1. Install Xcode
       2. Create a New Playground
11. Chapter 2: Declaring Constants and Variables
    1. Constants
       1. Constants Are Immutable
    2. Variables
       1. Variables Are Mutable
    3. Type Inference
    4. Data Types
12. Chapter 3: Printing Variables and Constants
    1. Creating a Command-Line Tool
       1. Printing to the Console
       2. String Interpolation
13. Chapter 4: Code Comments
    1. One-Line Code Comments
    2. Multiline Comments
    3. Nested Code Comments
14. Chapter 5: Numbers
    1. Integers
       1. Integer Sizes
    2. Floating-Point Numbers
15. Chapter 6: Strings
    1. Unicode Characters
    2. Character Data Type
    3. Concatenation
    4. Comparing Strings
    5. String Interpolation
16. Chapter 7: Booleans
17. Chapter 8: Tuples
18. Chapter 9: Optionals
    1. Forced Unwrapping
    2. Optional Bindings
19. Chapter 10: Type Aliases
20. Chapter 11: Global and Local Variables
    1. Scope Defined
    2. Global Variables
21. Chapter 12: Assertions
22. Chapter 13: Assignment Operators
    1. Compound Operators
23. Chapter 14: Arithmetic Operators
    1. Remainder Operator
    2. Order of Operations and Parentheses
    3. Increment and Decrement Operators
    4. Unary Minus Operator
    5. Compound Operators
    6. String Concatenation
24. Chapter 15: Comparison Operators
25. Chapter 16: Ternary Conditional Operator
26. Chapter 17: Range Operators
    1. Closed Range Operator
    2. Half-Open Range Operator
27. Chapter 18: Logical Operators
28. Chapter 19: Enumerations
29. Chapter 20: Arrays
    1. Array Mutability
       1. Adding Items to Arrays
       2. Removing Items from Arrays
       3. Changing Items in Arrays
    2. Iterating Over Array Items
30. Chapter 21: Dictionaries
    1. Referencing Dictionary Items
    2. Updating Dictionary Items
    3. Iterating Over Dictionary Items
31. Chapter 22: Loops
    1. for-condition-increment Loop
    2. for-in Loop
    3. While Loop
    4. do-while Loop
32. Chapter 23: if Statements
    1. else Keyword
33. Chapter 24: switch Statements
    1. switch Keyword
       1. Case Keyword
34. Chapter 25: Control Transfer Statements
    1. continue Statement
    2. break Statement
    3. fallthrough Statement
35. Chapter 26: Labeled Statements
36. Chapter 27: Functions
    1. Parameters
37. Chapter 28: Nested Functions
38. Chapter 29: Closures
39. Chapter 30: Structures
    1. Structure Instances
    2. Accessing Structure Properties
    3. Structure Functions
40. Chapter 31: Classes
    1. Class Instances (Objects)
    2. Accessing Class Properties
    3. Class Functions
41. Chapter 32: Using Instances
    1. Reference vs. Copy
42. Chapter 33: Class Identity Operators
    1. Class Equality Identity Operator
    2. Class Inequality Identity Operator
43. Chapter 34: Properties
    1. Lazy and Computed Properties
       1. Lazy Properties
       2. Computed Properties
44. Chapter 35: Property Observers
45. Chapter 36: Class Type Properties
    1. Value Type Properties
46. Chapter 37: Type Methods
    1. Type Methods for Value Types
47. Chapter 38: Subscripts
48. Chapter 39: Inheritance
49. Chapter 40: Overriding Methods and Properties
50. Chapter 41: Initialization
51. Chapter 42: De-initialization
52. Chapter 43: Type Casting
    1. Type Casting Instances
53. Chapter 44: Nested Types
54. Chapter 45: Extensions
55. Chapter 46: Protocols
56. Chapter 47: Delegation
    1. Implementing Delegation
       1. Defining a Protocol
       2. Adopting the Protocol
       3. Implement Protocol
       4. Adding Delegate Property
       5. Assigning Delegate Property
    2. Using Delegation
57. Chapter 48: Generics
    1. Type Checking
58. Chapter 49: Automatic Reference Counting
    1. Strong References and Reference Cycles
59. Index