Transitioning to Swift

Chapter    7

Constructing Classes, Structures, and Enumerations

As alluded to in previous chapters, and revealed fully in this one, Swift breaks new ground with class types, and upgrades structures and enumerations to first-class status. In fact, there is less to say about the differences than similarities between classes and structures in Swift, and enumerations are not far off the mark, either. This chapter will introduce each of these constructs, first at a high level and then followed by deeper analysis of major considerations such as initialization, definition of properties and methods, and selection guidelines.

Naming Conventions

Swift follows the same naming conventions as Objective-C with regard to naming classes, structures, enumerations, ...