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iOS Build a Weather App with Swift Managing Complexity Network Operations

Girri M Palaniyapan
Girri M Palaniyapan
7,829 Points
Posted by Girri M Palaniyapan
Girri M Palaniyapan
7,829 Points

Just a general question about initialization.

If we have a variable we don't need to initialize it using the init method, right? Also, is init only compulsory for constants?

Thanks!

1 Answer

Frank Novello
Frank Novello
19,299 Points
Frank Novello
Frank Novello
19,299 Points

I am wondering why we can just mark them as optionals and unwrap them later. : /