Tag: swift

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How to find index of list item in Swift?

I am trying to find an item index by searching a list. Does anybody know how to do that? I see there is list

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Kisha
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asked 07 September, 2021
58 votes
12 answers
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The use of Swift 3 @objc inference in Swift 4 mode is deprecated?

Briefly, while using Xcode 9 Beta, I have run into the following warning: The use of Swift 3 @objc inferen

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Scot
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asked 07 September, 2021
55 votes
10 answers
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Why create "Implicitly Unwrapped Optionals", since that implies you know there's a value?

Why would you create a "Implicitly Unwrapped Optional" vs creating just a regular variable or constant? If you

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Lawanda
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asked 07 September, 2021
64 votes
6 answers
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Swift: print() vs println() vs NSLog()

What's the difference between print, NSLog and println and when should I use each? For example, in Pytho

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Stacia
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asked 07 September, 2021
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19 answers
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How to add constraints programmatically using Swift

I'm trying to figure this out since last week without going any step further. Ok, so I need to apply some

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Corrin
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asked 07 September, 2021
54 votes
22 answers
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Any way to replace characters on Swift String?

I am looking for a way to replace characters in a Swift String. Example: "This is my string" I would like to

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Freida
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asked 07 September, 2021
52 votes
17 answers
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Why Choose Struct Over Class?

Playing around with Swift, coming from a Java background, why would you want to choose a Struct instead of a C

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Juliane
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asked 07 September, 2021
56 votes
30 answers
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How would I create a UIAlertView in Swift?

I have been working to create a UIAlertView in Swift, but for some reason I can't get the statement right

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Nidia
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asked 07 September, 2021
62 votes
17 answers
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How to check if an element is in an array

In Swift, how can I check if an element exists in an array? Xcode does not have any suggestions for contain, i

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Vi
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asked 07 September, 2021
59 votes
23 answers
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What does an exclamation mark mean in the Swift language?

The Swift Programming Language guide has the following example: class Person { let name: String init

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Keila
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asked 07 September, 2021
55 votes
6 answers
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Why are emoji characters like ?‍?‍?‍? treated so strangely in Swift strings?

The character ?‍?‍?‍? (family with two women, one girl, and one boy) is encoded as such: U+1F469 WOMAN,

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Joseph
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asked 07 September, 2021
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30 answers
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How to enumerate an enum with String type?

enum Suit: String { case spades = "♠" case hearts = "♥" case diamonds = "♦" case clubs =

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Dorian
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asked 07 September, 2021
56 votes
27 answers
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How do I check if a string contains another string in Swift?

In Objective-C the code to check for a substring in an NSString is: NSString *string = @"hello Swift"; NSRan

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Alphonso
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asked 07 September, 2021
53 votes
18 answers
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Swift how to sort array of custom objects by property value

lets say we have a custom class named imageFile and this class contains two properties. class imageFile {

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Wilber
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asked 07 September, 2021
56 votes
30 answers
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UIScrollView Scrollable Content Size Ambiguity

Fellow devs, I am having trouble with AutoLayout in Interface Builder (Xcode 5 / iOS 7). It's very basic

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Stacia
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asked 07 September, 2021
56 votes
26 answers
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dispatch_after - GCD in Swift?

I've gone through the iBook from Apple, and couldn't find any definition of it: Can someone explain

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Emilia
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asked 07 September, 2021
53 votes
7 answers
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How can I make a weak protocol reference in 'pure' Swift (without @objc)

weak references don't seem to work in Swift unless a protocol is declared as @objc, which I don't wa

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Venice
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asked 07 September, 2021
53 votes
30 answers
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Using a dispatch_once singleton model in Swift

I'm trying to work out an appropriate singleton model for usage in Swift. So far, I've been able to

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Clarice
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asked 07 September, 2021
63 votes
23 answers
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Convert Int to String in Swift

I'm trying to work out how to cast an Int into a String in Swift. I figure out a workaround, using NSNum

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Deedee
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asked 07 September, 2021
62 votes
22 answers
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UITextField text change event

How can I detect any text changes in a textField? The delegate method shouldChangeCharactersInRange works for

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Freida
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asked 07 September, 2021