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iOS Object-Oriented Swift Inheritance Inheritance and Initializers

Posted by Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
1,150 Points

Can someone explain me the underscore use, please??!

When he override the method of the "discountedPrice" in the parameters he used the underscore, but I didn't get it, please help me!

2 Answers

krilnon
krilnon
1,458 Points
krilnon
krilnon
1,458 Points

It's a syntax for opting out of having to use a name for that parameter when calling the method.

So instead of having to write: tshirt.discountedPrice(percentage: 50), you can instead write tshirt.discountedPrice(50).

Aaron Creasey
Aaron Creasey
1,707 Points
Aaron Creasey
Aaron Creasey
1,707 Points

Awesome thanks! That makes perfect sense

Adrian Topka
Adrian Topka
Courses Plus Student 2,205 Points

I explain myself so that it is the OPTIONAL char, whereby we could use function parameter but when we attribute some value to parameter then we doesn't must call parameter

Adam Shockley
Adam Shockley
2,767 Points
Adam Shockley
Adam Shockley
2,767 Points

Basically if you prefix the parameter name with an underscore it makes that parameter name optional. If a default value was set then the parameter in it's entirety is optional.