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bogdan barbulescu
Courses Plus Student 232 PointsOverriding designated initializers from SuperClass.
Why is this statement true?
"When you override a designated initializer from a superclass, you always write the override keyword, even if your subclass implementation of the initializer is a convenience initializer." - Source, Swift 2.2 documentation.
Why do we have to provide an override for a superclass designated initializer that is implemented as a convenience initializer in the subclass? Theoretically, the override convenience initializer from our subclass can not delegate directly to SuperClass delegated initializer.
However, if we implement a convenience initializer from a SuperClass, as a designated/convenience initializer, then the subclass does not have to provide an override.