Structure

Notification

A container for information broadcast through a notification center to all registered observers.

Declaration

struct Notification

Topics

Creating a Notification

init(name: Notification.Name, object: Any?, userInfo: [AnyHashable : Any]?)

Initializes a new notification.

typealias Notification.Name

An alias for a type used to represent the name of a notification.

struct NSNotification.Name

The type used for the name of a notification.

Getting Notification Information

var name: Notification.Name

A tag identifying the notification.

var object: Any?

An object that the poster wishes to send to observers.

var userInfo: [AnyHashable : Any]?

Storage for values or objects related to this notification.

Comparing Notifications

static func != (Notification, Notification) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether two values are not equal.

static func == (Notification, Notification) -> Bool

Compares two notifications for equality.

Describing a Notification

var description: String

A textual description of the notification.

var debugDescription: String

A textual description of the notification suitable for debugging.

var customMirror: Mirror

A mirror that reflects the notification.

var hashValue: Int

The computed hash value for the notification.

Using Reference Types

class NSNotification

An object containing information broadcast to registered observers that bridges to Notification; use NSNotification when you need reference semantics or other Foundation-specific behavior.

typealias Notification.ReferenceType

An alias for this value type's equivalent reference type.

Instance Methods

func hash(into: inout Hasher)

Relationships

Conforms To

See Also

Notifications

class NotificationCenter

A notification dispatch mechanism that enables the broadcast of information to registered observers.

class NotificationQueue

A notification center buffer.

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