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Parameter Errors - procedural vs. optional
So I’m writing a program, as a developer would - ‘with Xcode.’ Code produced an error. The key values were swapped. The parameters suggested were ‘optional parameters variables.’ “var name: TYPE? = (default)” var name0: TYPE ============================= name0 = “super cool” ‘Name is not yet declared at this point provided with x - incorrect argument replace ExampleStruct(name:”supercool”) should be x - incorrect argument replace ExampleStruct(name0:”supercool”) ============================= In swift, there is a procedural prioritization within the constructor calling process. Application calls constructor. Constructor provides constructor signature. Signature requires parameters & throws an error if the params are not in appropriate order. - “got it compiler; thank you, very much” Typically, when this occurs, defaults will be suggested. Often the variable type. Ie String, Bool. such as: StructName(param1:Int64, param2:Bool) (Recently, I have seen a decline in @Apple’s performance in many vectors.) As stated before, the key value pairs were out of sequence. The optionals were suggested instead of the required parameters. This leads me to believe that there is an order of operations in the calling procedure that is being mismanaged. I.e. regular expression, matching with optional. This confuses these with [forced, required] parameters, and the mismanagement of ‘key: value’ pairs. this is a superficial prognosis and would like to know if anyone has any insight as to why this may occur. Could it be a configuration setting? Is it possibly the network I connected to bumped into something. Etc.. I appreciate any and all feedback. Please take into consideration the Apple developer forum, guidelines before posting comments. #dev_div
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iOS and Android
I currently have a iOS app live on the App Store but I also want to release it on Android, the whole code is in Swift so would that be possible or would I have to rewrite my whole apps code in a different coding language.
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init?(coder: NSCoder) or init?(coder: (NSCoder?))
In this code, I use in some places required init?(coder: (NSCoder?)) { // Init some properties super.init(coder: coder!) } And in other places required init?(coder: NSCoder) { super.init(coder: coder) // Init some properties } Both seem to work. Is there a preferred one ? In which cases ? Or should I always use the second one ? And can super be called at anytime ?
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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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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
Capturing self instead of using self. in switch case in DispatchQueue causes compiler error
I have an @objC used for notification. kTag is an Int constant, fieldBeingEdited is an Int variable. The following code fails at compilation with error: Command CompileSwift failed with a nonzero exit code if I capture self (I edited code, to have minimal case) @objc func keyboardDone(_ sender : UIButton) { DispatchQueue.main.async { [self] () -> Void in switch fieldBeingEdited { case kTag : break default : break } } } If I explicitly use self, it compiles, even with self captured: @objc func keyboardDone(_ sender : UIButton) { DispatchQueue.main.async { [self] () -> Void in switch fieldBeingEdited { // <<-- no need for self here case self.kTag : break // <<-- self here default : break } } } This compiles as well: @objc func keyboardDone(_ sender : UIButton) { DispatchQueue.main.async { () -> Void in switch self.fieldBeingEdited { // <<-- no need for self here case self.kTag : break // <<-- self here default : break } } } Is it a compiler bug or am I missing something ?
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Jun ’25
Type ReferenceWritableKeyPath does not conform to the 'Sendable' protocol
This is not a question but more of a hint where I was having trouble with. In my SwiftData App I wanted to move from Swift 5 to Swift 6, for that, as recommended, I stayed in Swift 5 language mode and set 'Strict Concurrency Checking' to 'Complete' within my build settings. It marked all the places where I was using predicates with the following warning: Type '' does not conform to the 'Sendable' protocol; this is an error in the Swift 6 language mode I had the same warnings for SortDescriptors. I spend quite some time searching the web and wrapping my head around how to solve that issue to be able to move to Swift 6. In the end I found this existing issue in the repository of the Swift Language https://github.com/swiftlang/swift/issues/68943. It says that this is not a warning that should be seen by the developer and in fact when turning Swift 6 language mode on those issues are not marked as errors. So if anyone is encountering this when trying to fix all issues while staying in Swift 5 language mode, ignore those, fix the other issues and turn on Swift 6 language mode and hopefully they are gone.
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Bridging Headers is unsupported or Module compiled with Swift 5.5.1 cannot be imported by the Swift 5.6 complier
Hello guys! I faced a problem with building... My device suddenly updated to iOS 15.4.1, my Xcode was 13.2 and I had to update it to the latest version (13.3.1) to build the app. After the update, I had a few problems which were successfully solved but one of them stopped me for a few hours. The problem is with Bridging Headers or Swift Compiler, I really don't know what I did badly, and what causes problems. On several forums I often read that is important to set: Build Settings &gt; Build Options &gt; Build Libraries for Distribution But in any case it doesn't work, on yes: error: using bridging headers with module interfaces is unsupported on no: (line with import framework SWXMLHash) /Users/blablabla/SSLModel.swift:9:8: error: module compiled with Swift 5.5.1 cannot be imported by the Swift 5.6 compiler: /Users/blablabla2/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/SWXMLHash.framework/Modules/SWXMLHash.swiftmodule/arm64-apple-ios.swiftmodule import SWXMLHash It will be important that I use Carthage. What should I do? Clone all 10 frameworks that I use and re-build them with a new Xcode which includes compiler 5.6? That may be a bad solution... Any answers on similar topics don't help..
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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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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
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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Bridging Header doesn't seem to include my Swift class
I think have done everything by the book. I added a small Swift file to my Objective-C project. This is code in the project, not in a framework, so I did not use the public keyword: import Foundation @objc TestClass: NSObject { @objc init(){} } Adding this file prompted creating a bridging header and it should have added TestClass into it. I added the import to the Objective-C .m file. This didn't produce an error so the file must be there: #import "SoftServePro-Bridging-Header.h" I made a property for an instance of the class in the .h file: @property(nonatomic,strong) TestClass *test; I cleaned the project and did one compile for the precompiler to populate the bridging header. I have set Defines Module to Yes in Build Settings -> Packaging. I added a line in the .m code to create a TestClass: self.test=[[TestClass alloc]init]; And for my trouble I get the error message Now, this looks to me like TestClass is not in my bridging header because if it were it should know exactly what TestClass is, not just consider it a forward declaration. I haven't figured out any way to look at the actual contents of the bridging header after precompile, so I don't know if TestClass is there or not. The ONLY thing that I have not followed is that the documentation I have read says to put the bridging header in the same folder as the .xcodeproj file, but Xcode put it in with all the source code files (one folder down) and who am I to argue with Xcode??
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Help Understanding Concurrency Error with Protocol Listener and Actor
Hi all, I'm running into a Swift Concurrency issue and would appreciate some help understanding what's going on. I have a protocol and an actor set up like this: protocol PersistenceListener: AnyObject { func persistenceDidUpdate(key: String, newValue: Any?) } actor Persistence { func addListener(_ listener: PersistenceListener) { listeners.add(listener) } /// Removes a listener. func removeListener(_ listener: PersistenceListener) { listeners.remove(listener) } // MARK: - Private Properties private var listeners = NSHashTable<AnyObject>.weakObjects() // MARK: - Private Methods /// Notifies all registered listeners on the main actor. private func notifyListeners(key: String, value: Any?) async { let currentListeners = listeners.allObjects.compactMap { $0 as? PersistenceListener } for listener in currentListeners { await MainActor.run { listener.persistenceDidUpdate(key: key, newValue: value) } } } } When I compile this code, I get a concurrency error: "Sending 'listener' risks causing data races"
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Apr ’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
Swift Decimal binary integer generic initializer fatal error
I am trying to use initialize a Decimal type using its generic binary integer exactly initializer but it keeps crashing with a fatal error regardless of the value used: Code to reproduce the issue: let binaryInteger = -10 let decimal = Decimal(exactly: binaryInteger) // error: Execution was interrupted, reason: EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION (code=EXC_I386_INVOP, subcode=0x0). Is it a known bug?
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May ’25
Parameter Errors - procedural vs. optional
So I’m writing a program, as a developer would - ‘with Xcode.’ Code produced an error. The key values were swapped. The parameters suggested were ‘optional parameters variables.’ “var name: TYPE? = (default)” var name0: TYPE ============================= name0 = “super cool” ‘Name is not yet declared at this point provided with x - incorrect argument replace ExampleStruct(name:”supercool”) should be x - incorrect argument replace ExampleStruct(name0:”supercool”) ============================= In swift, there is a procedural prioritization within the constructor calling process. Application calls constructor. Constructor provides constructor signature. Signature requires parameters & throws an error if the params are not in appropriate order. - “got it compiler; thank you, very much” Typically, when this occurs, defaults will be suggested. Often the variable type. Ie String, Bool. such as: StructName(param1:Int64, param2:Bool) (Recently, I have seen a decline in @Apple’s performance in many vectors.) As stated before, the key value pairs were out of sequence. The optionals were suggested instead of the required parameters. This leads me to believe that there is an order of operations in the calling procedure that is being mismanaged. I.e. regular expression, matching with optional. This confuses these with [forced, required] parameters, and the mismanagement of ‘key: value’ pairs. this is a superficial prognosis and would like to know if anyone has any insight as to why this may occur. Could it be a configuration setting? Is it possibly the network I connected to bumped into something. Etc.. I appreciate any and all feedback. Please take into consideration the Apple developer forum, guidelines before posting comments. #dev_div
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iOS and Android
I currently have a iOS app live on the App Store but I also want to release it on Android, the whole code is in Swift so would that be possible or would I have to rewrite my whole apps code in a different coding language.
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init?(coder: NSCoder) or init?(coder: (NSCoder?))
In this code, I use in some places required init?(coder: (NSCoder?)) { // Init some properties super.init(coder: coder!) } And in other places required init?(coder: NSCoder) { super.init(coder: coder) // Init some properties } Both seem to work. Is there a preferred one ? In which cases ? Or should I always use the second one ? And can super be called at anytime ?
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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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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
@concurrent case in point...
Just read about the new @concurrent option coming to Swift 6.2 and lover it, but... It just me, but I which these options would pick a case and stick with it... @Sendable @unchecked @MainActor @concurrent @Observable @ObservationIgnored
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May ’25
Capturing self instead of using self. in switch case in DispatchQueue causes compiler error
I have an @objC used for notification. kTag is an Int constant, fieldBeingEdited is an Int variable. The following code fails at compilation with error: Command CompileSwift failed with a nonzero exit code if I capture self (I edited code, to have minimal case) @objc func keyboardDone(_ sender : UIButton) { DispatchQueue.main.async { [self] () -> Void in switch fieldBeingEdited { case kTag : break default : break } } } If I explicitly use self, it compiles, even with self captured: @objc func keyboardDone(_ sender : UIButton) { DispatchQueue.main.async { [self] () -> Void in switch fieldBeingEdited { // <<-- no need for self here case self.kTag : break // <<-- self here default : break } } } This compiles as well: @objc func keyboardDone(_ sender : UIButton) { DispatchQueue.main.async { () -> Void in switch self.fieldBeingEdited { // <<-- no need for self here case self.kTag : break // <<-- self here default : break } } } Is it a compiler bug or am I missing something ?
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Jun ’25
Type ReferenceWritableKeyPath does not conform to the 'Sendable' protocol
This is not a question but more of a hint where I was having trouble with. In my SwiftData App I wanted to move from Swift 5 to Swift 6, for that, as recommended, I stayed in Swift 5 language mode and set 'Strict Concurrency Checking' to 'Complete' within my build settings. It marked all the places where I was using predicates with the following warning: Type '' does not conform to the 'Sendable' protocol; this is an error in the Swift 6 language mode I had the same warnings for SortDescriptors. I spend quite some time searching the web and wrapping my head around how to solve that issue to be able to move to Swift 6. In the end I found this existing issue in the repository of the Swift Language https://github.com/swiftlang/swift/issues/68943. It says that this is not a warning that should be seen by the developer and in fact when turning Swift 6 language mode on those issues are not marked as errors. So if anyone is encountering this when trying to fix all issues while staying in Swift 5 language mode, ignore those, fix the other issues and turn on Swift 6 language mode and hopefully they are gone.
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Jun ’25
Bridging Headers is unsupported or Module compiled with Swift 5.5.1 cannot be imported by the Swift 5.6 complier
Hello guys! I faced a problem with building... My device suddenly updated to iOS 15.4.1, my Xcode was 13.2 and I had to update it to the latest version (13.3.1) to build the app. After the update, I had a few problems which were successfully solved but one of them stopped me for a few hours. The problem is with Bridging Headers or Swift Compiler, I really don't know what I did badly, and what causes problems. On several forums I often read that is important to set: Build Settings &gt; Build Options &gt; Build Libraries for Distribution But in any case it doesn't work, on yes: error: using bridging headers with module interfaces is unsupported on no: (line with import framework SWXMLHash) /Users/blablabla/SSLModel.swift:9:8: error: module compiled with Swift 5.5.1 cannot be imported by the Swift 5.6 compiler: /Users/blablabla2/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/SWXMLHash.framework/Modules/SWXMLHash.swiftmodule/arm64-apple-ios.swiftmodule import SWXMLHash It will be important that I use Carthage. What should I do? Clone all 10 frameworks that I use and re-build them with a new Xcode which includes compiler 5.6? That may be a bad solution... Any answers on similar topics don't help..
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Jul ’25
Is Half Open Range Subset of One Sided Range
I came across One Sided Range Example: [...2] [2...] [..<2] Half Open Range [..<2] Can not the last use case be separated [..<2] of One Sided Range for Brevity as it is already included in Half Open Range?
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Jul ’25
How can I enable “Approachable Concurrency” for a Swift Package?
I’m aware that Xcode version 26 beta 3 provides an option to enable Swift’s Approachable Concurrency feature at the project level. However, I’d like to achieve the same for a Swift Package. Could you please advise on how to enable Approachable Concurrency support specifically for a Swift Package?
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Jul ’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
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
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
Bridging Header doesn't seem to include my Swift class
I think have done everything by the book. I added a small Swift file to my Objective-C project. This is code in the project, not in a framework, so I did not use the public keyword: import Foundation @objc TestClass: NSObject { @objc init(){} } Adding this file prompted creating a bridging header and it should have added TestClass into it. I added the import to the Objective-C .m file. This didn't produce an error so the file must be there: #import "SoftServePro-Bridging-Header.h" I made a property for an instance of the class in the .h file: @property(nonatomic,strong) TestClass *test; I cleaned the project and did one compile for the precompiler to populate the bridging header. I have set Defines Module to Yes in Build Settings -> Packaging. I added a line in the .m code to create a TestClass: self.test=[[TestClass alloc]init]; And for my trouble I get the error message Now, this looks to me like TestClass is not in my bridging header because if it were it should know exactly what TestClass is, not just consider it a forward declaration. I haven't figured out any way to look at the actual contents of the bridging header after precompile, so I don't know if TestClass is there or not. The ONLY thing that I have not followed is that the documentation I have read says to put the bridging header in the same folder as the .xcodeproj file, but Xcode put it in with all the source code files (one folder down) and who am I to argue with Xcode??
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Help Understanding Concurrency Error with Protocol Listener and Actor
Hi all, I'm running into a Swift Concurrency issue and would appreciate some help understanding what's going on. I have a protocol and an actor set up like this: protocol PersistenceListener: AnyObject { func persistenceDidUpdate(key: String, newValue: Any?) } actor Persistence { func addListener(_ listener: PersistenceListener) { listeners.add(listener) } /// Removes a listener. func removeListener(_ listener: PersistenceListener) { listeners.remove(listener) } // MARK: - Private Properties private var listeners = NSHashTable<AnyObject>.weakObjects() // MARK: - Private Methods /// Notifies all registered listeners on the main actor. private func notifyListeners(key: String, value: Any?) async { let currentListeners = listeners.allObjects.compactMap { $0 as? PersistenceListener } for listener in currentListeners { await MainActor.run { listener.persistenceDidUpdate(key: key, newValue: value) } } } } When I compile this code, I get a concurrency error: "Sending 'listener' risks causing data races"
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Apr ’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
Swift question:
Is there a swift6 manual that will teach me how to code in swift?
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Apr ’25
Swift Decimal binary integer generic initializer fatal error
I am trying to use initialize a Decimal type using its generic binary integer exactly initializer but it keeps crashing with a fatal error regardless of the value used: Code to reproduce the issue: let binaryInteger = -10 let decimal = Decimal(exactly: binaryInteger) // error: Execution was interrupted, reason: EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION (code=EXC_I386_INVOP, subcode=0x0). Is it a known bug?
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