Sign In Start Free Trial
Account

Add to playlist

Create a Playlist

Modal Close icon
You need to login to use this feature.
  • Book Overview & Buying Learning Swift
  • Table Of Contents Toc
  • Feedback & Rating feedback
Learning Swift

Learning Swift

By : Andrew J Wagner
4.8 (5)
close
close
Learning Swift

Learning Swift

4.8 (5)
By: Andrew J Wagner

Overview of this book

If you are looking to build iOS or OS X apps using the most modern technology, this book is ideal for you. You will find this book especially useful if you are new to programming or if you have yet to develop for iOS or OS X.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
close
close
12
Index

Constants and variables


Now, we are ready to dive into the basics of the Objective-C language. Objective-C has constants and variables very similar to Swift, but they are declared and worked on slightly differently. Let's look at how to declare a variable in both Swift and Objective-C:

var number: Int
int number;

The first line should look familiar to you, as it is of Swift. The Objective-C version doesn't actually look all that different. The important difference is that the type of the variable is declared before the name instead of after it. It is also important to note that Objective-C has no concept of type inference. Every time a variable is declared, it must be given a specific type. You will also see that there is a semicolon after the name. That is because every line of code in Objective-C must end with a semicolon. Lastly, you should note that we have not explicitly declared number as a variable. This is because all information is assumed to be a variable in Objective-C unless specified...

Unlock full access

Continue reading for free

A Packt free trial gives you instant online access to our library of over 7000 practical eBooks and videos, constantly updated with the latest in tech

Create a Note

Modal Close icon
You need to login to use this feature.
notes
bookmark search playlist font-size

Change the font size

margin-width

Change margin width

day-mode

Change background colour

Close icon Search
Country selected

Close icon Your notes and bookmarks

Delete Bookmark

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to delete it?
Cancel
Yes, Delete

Delete Note

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to delete it?
Cancel
Yes, Delete

Confirmation

Modal Close icon
claim successful

Buy this book with your credits?

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to buy this book with one of your credits?
Close
YES, BUY