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iOS Object-Oriented Swift Classes in Swift Instances of Classes

Kanish Chhabra
Kanish Chhabra
2,151 Points
Posted by Kanish Chhabra
Kanish Chhabra
2,151 Points

Help me further

IDK how to create an instance with a class, it isn't showing values even after "initialization"

objects.swift 
//Classes
class Shape {
    let numberOfSides: Int

    init(numberOfSides: Int) {
        self.numberOfSides = numberOfSides
    }
}

let someShape: Shape

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

To make a instance of a class, you basically "call" the class. It may seem like you are "calling" the class, but really behind the scenes Swift is actually calling the class's init method.

Here's how you would make a instance of the Shape class:

let someShape: Shape = Shape(numberOfSides: 4)

I hope this helps. ~Alex