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How to convert a function into a variable?
Hello, I have a test variable here which works fine: var quotes: [(quote: String, order: Int)] = [ ("I live you the more ...", 1), ("There is nothing permanent ...", 2), ("You cannot shake hands ...", 3), ("Lord, make me an instrument...", 4) ] and I have a test function which successfully pulls data from a mysql database via a web service and displays it via the "print" function: func getPrice(){ if let url = URL(string:"https://www.TEST.com/test_connection.php"){ URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { (data, response, error) in if let data = data{ if let json = try? JSONDecoder().decode([[String:String]].self, from: data){ json.forEach { row in print(row["quote"]!) print(row["order"]!) } } else{ } } else{ print("wrong :-(") } }.resume() } } Please can you tell me how to re-write the quotes variable/array so that it returns the results that are found in the getPrice() function?
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Mar ’25
Passing string between Swift and C++
I want to understand what the recommended way is for string interoperability between swift and c++. Below are the 3 ways to achieve it. Approach 2 is not allowed at work due to restrictions with using std libraries. Approach 1: In C++: char arr[] = "C++ String"; void * cppstring = arr; std::cout<<"before:"<<(char*)cppstring<<std::endl;           // C++ String // calling swift function and passing the void buffer to it, so that swift can update the buffer content Module1::SwiftClass:: ReceiveString (cppstring, length);   std::cout<<"after:"<<(char*)cppstring<<std::endl;             // SwiftStr      In Swift: func ReceiveString (pBuffer : UnsafeMutableRawPointer , pSize : UInt ) -> Void { // to convert cpp-str to swift-str: let swiftStr = String (cString: pBuffer.assumingMemoryBound(to: Int8.self)); print("pBuffer content: \(bufferAsString)"); // to modify cpp-str without converting: let swiftstr:String = "SwiftStr"      _ =  swiftstr.withCString { (cString: UnsafePointer<Int8>) in pBuffer.initializeMemory(as: Int8.self, from: cString, count: swiftstr.count+1) } }  Approach 2:  The ‘String’ type returned from a swift function is received as ‘swift::String’ type in cpp. This is implicitly casted to std::string type. The std::string has the method available to convert it to char *. void TWCppClass::StringConversion () {     // GetSwiftString() is a swift call that returns swift::String which can be received in std::string type     std::string stdstr = Module1::SwiftClass::GetSwiftString ();     char * cstr = stdstr.data ();     const char * conststr= stdstr.c_str (); }    Approach 3: The swift::String type that is obtained from a swift function can be received in char * by directly casting the address of the swift::String. We cannot directly receive a swift::String into a char *. void TWCppClass::StringConversion () {    // GetSwiftString() is a swift call that returns swift::String    swift::String swiftstr = Module1::SwiftClass::GetSwiftString ();    // obtaining the address of swift string and casting it into char *    char * cstr = (char*)&swiftstr; }
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Jul ’25
Compiler exception when using Binding and Swift 6
In my code I use a binding that use 2 methods to get and get a value. There is no problem with swift 5 but when I swift to swift 6 the compiler fails : Here a sample example of code to reproduce the problem : `import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { @State private var isOn = false var body: some View { VStack { Image(systemName: "globe") .imageScale(.large) .foregroundStyle(.tint) Text("Hello, world!") Toggle("change it", isOn: Binding(get: getValue, set: setValue(_:))) } .padding() } private func getValue() -&gt; Bool { isOn } private func setValue(_ value: Bool) { isOn = value } }` Xcode compiler log error : 1. Apple Swift version 6.1.2 (swiftlang-6.1.2.1.2 clang-1700.0.13.5) 2. Compiling with the current language version 3. While evaluating request IRGenRequest(IR Generation for file "/Users/xavierrouet/Developer/TestCompilBindingSwift6/TestCompilBindingSwift6/ContentView.swift") 4. While emitting IR SIL function "@$sSbScA_pSgIeAghyg_SbIeAghn_TR". for &lt;&lt;debugloc at "&lt;compiler-generated&gt;":0:0&gt;&gt;Stack dump without symbol names (ensure you have llvm-symbolizer in your PATH or set the environment var LLVM_SYMBOLIZER_PATH` to point to it): 0 swift-frontend 0x000000010910ae24 llvm::sys::PrintStackTrace(llvm::raw_ostream&amp;, int) + 56 1 swift-frontend 0x0000000109108c5c llvm::sys::RunSignalHandlers() + 112 2 swift-frontend 0x000000010910b460 SignalHandler(int) + 360 3 libsystem_platform.dylib 0x0000000188e60624 _sigtramp + 56 4 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x0000000188e2688c pthread_kill + 296 5 libsystem_c.dylib 0x0000000188d2fc60 abort + 124 6 swift-frontend 0x00000001032ff9a8 swift::DiagnosticHelper::~DiagnosticHelper() + 0 7 swift-frontend 0x000000010907a878 llvm::report_fatal_error(llvm::Twine const&amp;, bool) + 280 8 swift-frontend 0x00000001090aef6c report_at_maximum_capacity(unsigned long) + 0 9 swift-frontend 0x00000001090aec7c llvm::SmallVectorBase::grow_pod(void*, unsigned long, unsigned long) + 384 10 swift-frontend 0x000000010339c418 (anonymous namespace)::SyncCallEmission::setArgs(swift::irgen::Explosion&amp;, bool, swift::irgen::WitnessMetadata*) + 892 11 swift-frontend 0x00000001035f8104 (anonymous namespace)::IRGenSILFunction::visitFullApplySite(swift::FullApplySite) + 4792 12 swift-frontend 0x00000001035c876c (anonymous namespace)::IRGenSILFunction::visitSILBasicBlock(swift::SILBasicBlock*) + 2636 13 swift-frontend 0x00000001035c6614 (anonymous namespace)::IRGenSILFunction::emitSILFunction() + 15860 14 swift-frontend 0x00000001035c2368 swift::irgen::IRGenModule::emitSILFunction(swift::SILFunction*) + 2788 15 swift-frontend 0x00000001033e7c1c swift::irgen::IRGenerator::emitLazyDefinitions() + 5288 16 swift-frontend 0x0000000103573d6c swift::IRGenRequest::evaluate(swift::Evaluator&amp;, swift::IRGenDescriptor) const + 4528 17 swift-frontend 0x00000001035c15c4 swift::SimpleRequest&lt;swift::IRGenRequest, swift::GeneratedModule (swift::IRGenDescriptor), (swift::RequestFlags)17&gt;::evaluateRequest(swift::IRGenRequest const&amp;, swift::Evaluator&amp;) + 180 18 swift-frontend 0x000000010357d1b0 swift::IRGenRequest::OutputType swift::Evaluator::getResultUncached&lt;swift::IRGenRequest, swift::IRGenRequest::OutputType swift::evaluateOrFatalswift::IRGenRequest(swift::Evaluator&amp;, swift::IRGenRequest)::'lambda'()&gt;(swift::IRGenRequest const&amp;, swift::IRGenRequest::OutputType swift::evaluateOrFatalswift::IRGenRequest(swift::Evaluator&amp;, swift::IRGenRequest)::'lambda'()) + 812 19 swift-frontend 0x0000000103576910 swift::performIRGeneration(swift::FileUnit*, swift::IRGenOptions const&amp;, swift::TBDGenOptions const&amp;, std::__1::unique_ptr&lt;swift::SILModule, std::__1::default_deleteswift::SILModule&gt;, llvm::StringRef, swift::PrimarySpecificPaths const&amp;, llvm::StringRef, llvm::GlobalVariable**) + 176 20 swift-frontend 0x0000000102f61af0 generateIR(swift::IRGenOptions const&amp;, swift::TBDGenOptions const&amp;, std::__1::unique_ptr&lt;swift::SILModule, std::__1::default_deleteswift::SILModule&gt;, swift::PrimarySpecificPaths const&amp;, llvm::StringRef, llvm::PointerUnion&lt;swift::ModuleDecl*, swift::SourceFile*&gt;, llvm::GlobalVariable*&amp;, llvm::ArrayRef&lt;std::__1::basic_string&lt;char, std::__1::char_traits, std::__1::allocator&gt;&gt;) + 156 21 swift-frontend 0x0000000102f5d07c performCompileStepsPostSILGen(swift::CompilerInstance&amp;, std::__1::unique_ptr&lt;swift::SILModule, std::__1::default_deleteswift::SILModule&gt;, llvm::PointerUnion&lt;swift::ModuleDecl*, swift::SourceFile*&gt;, swift::PrimarySpecificPaths const&amp;, int&amp;, swift::FrontendObserver*) + 2108 22 swift-frontend 0x0000000102f5c0a8 swift::performCompileStepsPostSema(swift::CompilerInstance&amp;, int&amp;, swift::FrontendObserver*) + 1036 23 swift-frontend 0x0000000102f5f654 performCompile(swift::CompilerInstance&amp;, int&amp;, swift::FrontendObserver*) + 1764 24 swift-frontend 0x0000000102f5dfd8 swift::performFrontend(llvm::ArrayRef&lt;char const*&gt;, char const*, void*, swift::FrontendObserver*) + 3716 25 swift-frontend 0x0000000102ee20bc swift::mainEntry(int, char const**) + 5428 26 dyld 0x0000000188a86b98 start + 6076 Using Xcode 16.4 / Mac OS 16.4
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Aug ’25
C++ and Swift in Xcode 16 broke my audio unit
I'm developing an audio unit for use on iOS. The AUv3 worked fine with xcode 15.X and swift 5.X. I recently tried to submit an update to my plug-in but Apple refused submission because my Xcode was not the latest. Now that I'm on Xcode 16.4 I can't get my project to compile, even when following all of the same previous steps. As one example of a change, Xcode doesn't appear to include the “C++ and Objective-C interoperability” build setting that it used to. This setting is noted in the Swift documentation and I used to need it, https://www.swift.org/documentation/cxx-interop/project-build-setup/#mixing-swift-and-c-using-xcode Currently my C++ code can't see anything from Swift, and I get a "Use of undeclared identifier 'project_name'". I've selected Switch support for version 5.0 in an attempt to minimize changes from Apple. My process is I generate an Xcode project file from my audio plugin support, JUCE. Then I add in the swift files, click yes to create bridging headers, but c++ doesn't see swift anymore. I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions.
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Aug ’25
Function types as return types
Greetings, func stepForward(_ input: Int) -> Int { return input + 1 } func stepBackward(_ input: Int) -> Int { return input - 1 } func chooseStepFunction(backward: Bool) -> (Int) -> Int { return backward ? stepBackward : stepForward /* Error type of expression is ambiguous without a type annotation */ } Why am I getting this error. If I change the function to func chooseStepFunction(backward: Bool) -> (Int) -> Int { if backward { return stepBackward else { return stepForward } } Why is the previous chooseStepFunction giving me an error ? Thx in advance
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Aug ’25
In app purchase goes to Entered Billing Retry after free trail
I have a VPN application published in the app store. Used Ikev2 for this personal VPN. There are two in-app purchases. One is 'Monthly' and another is 'Yearly' with 3 days free trial. We have seen something strange for the yearly subscriptions which has free trail, the cancellation reason through the billing issue is too high like 70-80% due to billing retry state. Some other apps which have billing issues under 10% always. We have done some research and found that if the user doesn't cancel and Apple is unable to charge then it goes to a billing retry state. If users don't like the app, they could cancel their subscription/free trail easily but they are not doing this and why Apple unable to charge the bill after the trial ends. Am i missing something in the developer end?
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Dec ’24
Equatable with default actor isolation of MainActor
I filed the following issue on swiftlang/swift on GitHub (Aug 8th), and a followup the swift.org forums, but not getting any replies. As we near the release of Swift 6.2, I want to know if what I'm seeing below is expected, or if it's another case where the compiler needs a fix. protocol P1: Equatable { } struct S1: P1 { } // Error: Conformance of 'S1' to protocol 'P1' crosses into main actor-isolated code an can cause data races struct S1Workaround: @MainActor P1 { } // OK // Another potential workaround if `Equatable` conformance can be moved to the conforming type. protocol P2 { } struct S2: Equatable, P2 { } // OK There was a prior compiler bug fix which addressed inhereted protocols regarding @MainActor. For Equatable, one still has to use @MainActoreven when the default actor isolation is MainActor. Also affects Hashable and any other protocol inheriting from Equatable.
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Aug ’25
Open Share Extension
Hello, everyone! Help me please to find answer. I have two applications: App-1 with share extension and App-2 without it. From the second app I can open share extension via UIActivityViewController. But I need this extension in the second application to open immediately by pressing a button, and not through UIActivityViewController. Can I do this?
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Dec ’24
CryptoTokenKit Network Cryptographic Tokens
Hello, It is mentioned in CryptoTokenKit documentation: You use the CryptoTokenKit framework to easily access cryptographic tokens. Tokens are physical devices built in to the system, located on attached hardware (like a smart card), or accessible through a network connection. However, it looks like there is lack of documentation with simple example, how to access network token. I have a certificates in HSM (hardware secure module), which is accessible on network, and I'd like to access certificates on HSM on my Mac. Does anybody know, where to start with implementation? Thank you.
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Mar ’25
Use String Catalog and Localization with class and struct
Hi Everyone, I was able to create the String Catalog with all my strings getting automatic into the stringCatalog except the strings from my models where is not swiftUI and where all I have a class with a lot of info for my app. Some classes are short and I was able to just make the strings localizable by adding on every line: (String(localized: "Telefone")) But I have one class which has Line: 1071 and Col: 1610 and every line I have 7 strings that needs to get localized. These 7 strings are repeated on every line. So I was trying to create a localization for these 7 strings on this class without having to write (String(localized: "Telefone")) 7 times on every line. is there a way? Here is short version of my class: import Foundation class LensStructFilter: Identifiable { var description: String init(description: String) { self.description = description } } let lensEntriesFilter: [LensStructFilter] = [ LensStructFilter(description: "Focal: 24mm \nAbertura Máxima: F2.8 \nCobertura: FULL FRAME \nBocal: Nikon F \nFoco Mínimo: 0,30m \nDiâmetro Frontal: 52mm \nPeso: 275g \n\nFocal: 35mm \nAbertura Máxima: F2.0 \nCobertura: FULL FRAME \nBocal: Nikon F \nFoco Mínimo: 0,25m \nDiâmetro Frontal: 52mm \nPeso: 205g \n\nFocal: 50mm \nAbertura Máxima: F1.8 \nCobertura: FULL FRAME \nBocal: Nikon F \nFoco Mínimo: 0,45m \nDiâmetro Frontal: 52mm \nPeso: 185g \n\nFocal: 85mm \nAbertura Máxima: F1.8 \nCobertura: FULL FRAME \nBocal: Nikon F \nFoco Mínimo: 0,80m \nDiâmetro Frontal: 67mm \nPeso: 350g \n\nFocal: 105mm MACRO \nAbertura Máxima: F2.8 \nCobertura: FULL FRAME \nBocal: Nikon F \nFoco Mínimo: 0,31m \nDiâmetro Frontal: 62mm \nPeso: 720g"), LensStructFilter(description: "Focal: 16-35mm  \nAbertura Máxima: F2.8 \nCobertura: FULL FRAME  \nBocal: EF \nFoco Mínimo: 0,28m \nDiâmetro Frontal (rosca): 82mm \nPeso: 790Kg"), Thanks
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Mar ’25
How to integrate data from a web service into an array
Hello, This test code for creating an array using a loop works: var quotes: [(id: String, name: String)] { var output: [(id: String, name: String)] = [] for i in 1...numberOfRows { let item: (id: String, name: String) = ("\(i)", "Name \(i)") output.append(item) } return output } But if I try to apply this logic to retrieving data from a web service using the below code I am getting 2 errors: For the line “quotes.append(item)” I am getting the error message “Cannot use mutating member on immutable value: ‘quotes’ is a get-only property." For the line “return output” I am getting the error message “Cannot find ‘output’ in scope." if let url = URL(string:"https://www.TEST.com/test_connection.php"){ URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { (data, response, error) in if let data = data{ if let json = try? JSONDecoder().decode([[String:String]].self, from: data){ json.forEach { row in var item: (id: String, name: String) = ("test id value", "test name value") quotes.append(item) } return output } } } }
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Mar ’25
.onMove does not work properly
Hello, I have a problem with the .onMove function. I believe I have set everything up properly. However, the moving does not seem to be working correctly. When I try to move the item, it is highlighted first, as it is supposed to be. Then, while I am moving it through the list, it disappears for some reason, and at the end of the move, it comes back to its initial place. (I use iOS 16.0 minimum, so I don't have to include the EditButton(). It works the same in the edit mode tho) import SwiftUI struct Animal: Identifiable { var id = UUID() var name: String } struct ListMove: View { @State var animals = [Animal(name: "Dog"), Animal(name: "Cat"), Animal(name: "Cow"), Animal(name: "Goat"), Animal(name: "Chicken")] var body: some View { List { ForEach(animals) { animal in Text(animal.name) } .onMove(perform: move) } } func move(from source: IndexSet, to destination: Int) { animals.move(fromOffsets: source, toOffset: destination) } } #Preview { ListMove() }
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Dec ’24
Memory leak and a crash when swizzling NSURLRequest initialiser
When swizzling NSURLRequest initialiser and returning a mutable copy, the original instance does not get deallocated and eventually gets leaked and a crash follows after that. Here's the swizzling setup: static func swizzleInit() { let initSel = NSSelectorFromString("initWithURL:cachePolicy:timeoutInterval:") guard let initMethod = class_getInstanceMethod(NSClassFromString("NSURLRequest"), initSel) else { return } let origInitImp = method_getImplementation(initMethod) let block: @convention(block) (AnyObject, Any, NSURLRequest.CachePolicy, TimeInterval) -> NSURLRequest = { _self, url, policy, interval in typealias OrigInit = @convention(c) (AnyObject, Selector, Any, NSURLRequest.CachePolicy, TimeInterval) -> NSURLRequest let origFunc = unsafeBitCast(origInitImp, to: OrigInit.self) let request = origFunc(_self, initSel, url, policy, interval) return request.tagged() } let newImplementation = imp_implementationWithBlock(block as Any) method_setImplementation(initMethod, newImplementation) } // create a mutable copy if needed and add a header private func tagged() -> NSURLRequest { guard let mutableRequest = self as? NSMutableURLRequest ?? self.mutableCopy() as? NSMutableURLRequest else { return self } mutableRequest.setValue("test", forHTTPHeaderField: "test") return mutableRequest } Then, we have a few test cases: // memory leak and crash func testSwizzleNSURLRequestInit() { let request = NSURLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://example.com")!) XCTAssertEqual(request.value(forHTTPHeaderField: "test"), "test") } // no crash, as the request is mutable, so no copy is created func testSwizzleNSURLRequestInit2() { let request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://example.com")!) XCTAssertEqual(request.value(forHTTPHeaderField: "test"), "test") } // no crash, as the request is mutable, so no copy is created func testSwizzleNSURLRequestInit3() { let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://example.com")!) XCTAssertEqual(request.value(forHTTPHeaderField: "test"), "test") } // no crash, as the new instance does not get deallocated // when the test method completes (?) var request: NSURLRequest? func testSwizzleNSURLRequestInit4() { request = NSURLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://example.com")!) XCTAssertEqual(request?.value(forHTTPHeaderField: "test"), "test") } It appears a memory leak occurs only when any other instance except for the original one is being returned from the initialiser. Is there a workaround to prevent the leak, while allowing for modifications of all requests?
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Nov ’24
Class not being called?
Hello, I was expecting the code below to print the test message "line 25" because the class "API" is being called on line 57. But "line 25" is not being displayed in the debug window, please could you tell me why? This is the debugging window: line 93 0 line 93 0 line 93 0 import UIKit // not sure these 2 below are needed import SwiftUI import Combine struct NewsFeed: Codable { var id: String var name: String var country: String var type: String var situation: String var timestamp: String } let urlString = "https://www.notafunnyname.com/jsonmockup.php" let url = URL(string: urlString) let session = URLSession.shared class API: ObservableObject { let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: url!) { (data, response, error) in print("line 25") var dataString = String(data: data!, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8) if error == nil && data != nil { // Parse JSON let decoder = JSONDecoder() do { var newsFeed = try decoder.decode([NewsFeed].self, from: data!) print("line 38") // print(newsFeed) // print("line 125") // print(newsFeed.count) print(error) } catch{ print("Line 46, Error in JSON parsing") print(error) } } }.resume // Make the API Call - not sure why but error clears if moved to line above // dataTask.resume() } let myAPIarray = API() class QuoteTableViewController: UITableViewController { var newsFeed: [[String: String]] = [] override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) { // let selectedQuote = quotes[indexPath.row] // performSegue(withIdentifier: "moveToQuoteDetail", sender: selectedQuote) } override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() // tableView.dataSource = self } // Uncomment the following line to preserve selection between presentations // self.clearsSelectionOnViewWillAppear = false // Uncomment the following line to display an Edit button in the navigation bar for this view controller. // self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = self.editButtonItem // MARK: - Table view data source override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int { // #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of sections return 1 } override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int { // (viewDidLoad loads after tableView) // #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of rows print("line 93") print(newsFeed.count) return 10 } override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell { // let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "reuseIdentifier", for: indexPath) let cell = UITableViewCell () cell.textLabel?.text = "test" return cell } /* // Override to support conditional editing of the table view. override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canEditRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool { // Return false if you do not want the specified item to be editable. return true } */ /* // Override to support editing the table view. override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, commit editingStyle: UITableViewCell.EditingStyle, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) { if editingStyle == .delete { // Delete the row from the data source tableView.deleteRows(at: [indexPath], with: .fade) } else if editingStyle == .insert { // Create a new instance of the appropriate class, insert it into the array, and add a new row to the table view } } */ /* // Override to support rearranging the table view. override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, moveRowAt fromIndexPath: IndexPath, to: IndexPath) { } */ /* // Override to support conditional rearranging of the table view. override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canMoveRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool { // Return false if you do not want the item to be re-orderable. return true } */ // MARK: - Navigation // In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) { // Get the new view controller using segue.destination. // Pass the selected object to the new view controller. // getPrice() print("test_segue") if let quoteViewController = segue.destination as? QuoteDetailViewController{ if let selectedQuote = sender as? String { quoteViewController.title = selectedQuote } } } }
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Mar ’25
percentages
I want to know how to format doubles. In the program I have 4.3333 I just want to print 4 to the screen. I just want to print whole numbers. I'm using Swiftui with xcode. Please help. Thank you.
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Dec ’24
Why does Array's contains(_:) method cause an error when comparing an optional value with a non-optional value in Swift?
I’m working with Swift and encountered an issue when using the contains method on an array. The following code works fine: let result = ["hello", "world"].contains(Optional("hello")) // ✅ Works fine However, when I try to use the same contains method with the array declared in a separate constant(or variable), I get a compile-time error: let stringArray = ["hello", "world"] let result = stringArray.contains(Optional("hello")) // ❌ Compile-time error The compiler produces the following error message: Cannot convert value of type 'Optional<String>' to expected argument type 'String' Both examples seem conceptually similar, but the second one causes a compile-time error, while the first one works fine. This confuses me because I know that Swift automatically promotes a non-optional value to an optional when comparing it with an optional value. This means "hello" should be implicitly converted to Optional("hello") for the comparison. What I understand so far: The contains(_:) method is defined as: func contains(_ element: Element) -> Bool Internally, it calls contains(where:), as seen in the Swift source code: 🔗 Reference contains(where:) takes a closure that applies the == operator for comparison. Since Swift allows comparing String and String? directly (String is implicitly promoted to String? when compared with an optional), I expected contains(where:) to work the same way. My Questions: Why does the first example work, but the second one fails with a compile-time error? What exactly causes this error in the second case, even though both cases involve comparing an optional value with a non-optional value? Does contains(_:) behave differently when used with an explicit array variable rather than a direct array literal? If so, why? I know that there are different ways to resolve this, like using nil coalescing or optional binding, but what I’m really looking for is a detailed explanation of why this issue occurs at the compile-time level. Can anyone explain the underlying reason for this behavior?
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Mar ’25
Warning: Reference to captured var 'hashBag' in concurrently-executing code
I get many warnings like this when I build an old project. I asked AI chatbot which gave me several solutions, the recommended one is: var hashBag = [String: Int]() func updateHashBag() async { var tempHashBag = hashBag // make copy await withTaskGroup(of: Void.self) { group in group.addTask { tempHashBag["key1"] = 1 } group.addTask { tempHashBag["key2"] = 2 } } hashBag = tempHashBag // copy back? } My understanding is that in the task group, the concurrency engine ensures synchronized modifications on the temp copy in multiple tasks. I should not worry about this. My question is about performance. What if I want to put a lot of data into the bag? Does the compiler do some kind of magics to optimize low level memory allocations? For example, the temp copy actually is not a real copy, it is a special reference to the original hash bag; it is only grammar glue that I am modifying the copy.
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Apr ’25