Swift

Basics

Macro

#if DEBUG

// contents compiled only if in DEBUG build

#endif

Comments

// single line comment

/*  
multi line comment
*/

Variables

var variable = value  // implicit variable init (auto-determine type)
var variable: Type = value  // explicit variable init
var variable: Type? = value  // explicit nullable variable init

Constants

let CONSTANT = value  // constant init (value can be assigned at runtime)

Console Output

print()  // empty line
print(variable)
print("string")

Strings

var string "Text: \(<expr>)"  // string interpolation
var string = "Hello" + "There"  // string concatenation

var multilineString = """Use double quotes trice
to make a string span multiple lines"""

Array

var array = ["firstItem", "secondItem", ...]
var array = [Type()]  // init empty homogeneous array

array[index]  // value access
array[index] = value  // value update

array.append(item)  // add item to the end
array.contains(item)  // membership check
array.sort()  // in place sort


// Heterogeneous Array
var list: Any = ["string", 47, ...]  // cannot access with [index]
var list: Any = []  // init empty heterogeneous array

Tuple

A tuple type is a comma-separated list of types, enclosed in parentheses.

It's possible to use a tuple type as the return type of a function to enable the function to return a single tuple containing multiple values. It's possible to name the elements of a tuple type and use those names to refer to the values of the individual elements. An element name consists of an identifier followed immediately by a colon (:).

var tuple: (Type, Type) = (value, value)  // explicit type
var tuple = (value, value)  // implicit type
tuple.0  // item access

// named elements
var tuple = (name1: value1, name2: value2, ...)  // tuple init
tuple = (value1, value2)  // names are inferred
tuple.name1  // item access

Tuple Decomposition

var tuple = (value1, value2)
var (var1, var2) = tuple  // var1 = value1, var2 = value2

Type Identifier

typealias Point = (Int, Int)
var origin: (0, 0)

Dictionary

var dict = [
    "key": "value",
    ...
]

var dict = [Type: Type]()  // init empty dict

dict[key]  // value access
dict[key] = value // value update

Expressions & Operators

Primary Expressions

Syntax	Operation
x.m	access to member m of object x ("." → member access operator)
x(...)	method invocation ("()" → method invocation operator)
x[...]	array access and indicization
new T(...)	object instantiation
x!	declare x as not nil

Unary Operators

Operator	Operation
+x	identity
-x	negation
!x	logic negation
~x	binary negation
++x	pre-increment
--x	pre-decrement
x++	post-increment
x--	post decrement
(type)x	explicit casting

Mathematical Operators

Operator	Operation
x + y	addition, string concatenation
x - y	subtraction
x * y	multiplication
x / y	integer division, always returns an int
x % y	modulo, remainder
x << y	left bit shift
x >> y	right bit shift

Relational Operators

Operator	Operation
x <= y	less or equal to
x > y	greater than
x >= y	greater or equal to
x is T	true if x is an object of type T
x == y	equality
!x	inequality

Logical Operators

Operator	Operation	Name
~x	bitwise NOT
x & y	bitwise AND
x ^ y	bitwise XOR
x | y	bitwise OR
x && y	evaluate y only if x is true
x || y	evaluate y only if x is false
x ?? y	evaluates to y only if x is nil, x otherwise	nil coalescing
x?.y	stop if x == nil, evaluate x.y otherwise	nil conditional

Assignment

Operator	Operation
x += y	x = x + y
x -= y	x = x - y
x *= y	x = x * y
x /= y	x = x / y
x %= y	x = x % y
x <<= y	x = x << y
x >>= y	x = x >> y
x &= y	x = x & y
x |= y	x = x
x ^= y	x = x ^ y
x ??= y	if (x == nil) {x = y}

Conditional Operator

<condition> ? <return_if_condition_true> : <return_if_condition_false>;

Nil Checks

variable ?? value
// same as
if(variable == nil) { variable = value }

If-Else

if condition {
    // code here
} else if condition {
    //code here
} else {
    // code here
}

if let var0 = var1 { /* statements */ }
// same as
let var0 = var1
if var0 != nil { /* statements */ }

Switch

switch <value> {
    case <pattern/key>:
        // code here
        break  // can be implicit

    case key where <condition_on_key>:
        // code here
        break

    default:
        // code here
        break
}

Loops

For Loop

// range based for
for i in start...end { /* statements */ }  // end included
for i in start..<end { /* statements */ }  // end excluded
for _ in start...end

for item in sequence {
    // code here
}

for (key, value) in dict {
    // code here
}

While Loop

while condition {
    // code here
}

// "do"..while
repeat {
    // code here
} while condition

Functions

// "void function"
func funcName(param: Type, ...) {
    // code here
}

func funcName(param: Type = defaultValue, ...) -> Type {
    //code here
    return <expression>
}

func funcName(param: Type) -> Type {
    <expression>  // implicit return
}

// func call MUST have parameter's names
funcName(param: value, ...)

// multiple return values
func funcMultipleParameters(param: Type) -> (retVal1: Type, retVal2: Type) {
    //code here

    return (<expression>, <expression>)
}

var result = funcMultipleReturns(param: value)
result.retVal1  // access to tuple components

// argument labels (only first label can be omitted)
func funcWithLabels(_ param: Type, label param: Type, ...) -> Type { }
funcWithLabels(value, label: value, ...)

Passing Functions as Parameters

func f(param: Type) -> Type {}
func g(f: (Type) -> Type) {}  // (Type) -> Type are the passed func input and output types

Functions Returning Functions

func f() -> ((Type) -> Type) {
    func g(param: Type) -> type {}

    return g
}

Closure ({ .. })

Closures are self-contained blocks of functionality that can be passed around and used in code. Closures in Swift are similar to blocks in C and Objective-C and to lambdas in other programming languages.

{ (parameters: Type) -> Type in
    // statements
}

{ parameters in return <expression> }  // type inference from context
{ $0 > $1 }  // $<n> identifies the n-th argument, IN can be omitted if closure has only the body

Enums

Enum Definition

enum EnumName {
    case key1
    case key2
    case ...
}

EnumName.key1 // key1

Enum with Raw Values

enum EnumName: Type {
    case key1 = value
    case key2 = value
    case ...
}

EnumName.key1.rawValue  // value

enum IntegerEnum: Int {
    // the value of each case is one more then the previous case
    case one = 1
    case two, three, four
    case ...
}

Matching Enumeration Values with a Switch Statement

enum Rank: Int {
    case ace = 1, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
    case jack, queen, king

    func getValue() -> String {
        switch self {

        case .jack:
            return "jack"

        case .queen:
            return "queen"

        case .king:
            return "king"

        default:
            return String(self.rawValue)
        }
    }
}

Rank.jack.getValue() // "jack"
Rank.jack.rawValue // 11

Struct (Value Type)

struct StructName {
    var attribute = value  // instance variable
    private var _attribute: Type  // backing field for property

    var property: Type {
        get { return _attribute }

        set { _attribute = newValue }  // newValue contains the passed value
        // OR
        set(param) { _attribute = param }
    }

    // constructor
    init(param: Type) {
        self.attribute = param  // attribute valorization
    }

    // de-initializer (free memory containing obj?)
    deinit {
        // empty the attributes
    }

    // overloading
    func method() -> Type { }
    func method(param: Type, ...) -> Type { }
}

var structure = StructName()  // struct instantiation

Classes (Reference Type)

Class Definition & Instantiation

class ClassName {
    var attribute = value  // instance variable
    private var _attribute: Type  // backing field for property

    var property: Type {
        get { return _attribute }

        set { _attribute = newValue }  // newValue contains the passed value
        // OR
        set(param) { _attribute = param }
    }

    // constructor
    init(param: Type) {
        self.attribute = param  // attribute valorization
    }

    // de-initializer (free memory containing obj?)
    deinit {
        // empty the attributes
    }

    // overloading
    func method() -> Type { }
    func method(param: Type, ...) -> Type { }
}

var obj = ClassName()  // obj instantiation

Property Observers willSet & didSet

Do actions before/after modifying a property value.

Note: willSet and didSet do not set the value of the property.

class ClassName {

    var _attribute: Type

    var property {
        get { return _attribute }
        set{ _attribute = newValue }

        willSet {
            // act before setting the property value
        }

        didSet {
            // act after setting the property value
        }
    }
}

Inheritance

class Derived: SuperClass {

    var attribute: Type

    init(param1: Type, param2: Type) {
        self.attribute = param1
        super.init(param: param2 )  // superclass init (NEEDED)
    }

    // overriding
    override func method() {}
}

Exception Handling

guard let variable = <expression>
else {
    /* statements */
    // throw or return to exit code branch
}


do {
    try <throwing expression>
} catch <pattern> {
    // statements
}