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iOS

Cory Sovilla
Cory Sovilla
11,087 Points
Posted by Cory Sovilla
Cory Sovilla
11,087 Points

Overriding Init Methods & Best Practice Help

If I were to remove self.life = 50 from SuperEnemy would it be best practice to remove the init method all together due to Enemy and SuperEnemy being the same Init method? Also, is overriding an Init method only necessary if I change it? In what cases would I not need the override keyword.

class Enemy 
{
    var life: Int = 10
    let position: Point

    init(x: Int, y: Int)
    {
        self.position = Point(x: x, y: y)
    }

    func decreaseHealth(factor: Int){
        life -= factor
    }
}

class SuperEnemy: Enemy 
{
    let isSuper: Bool = true

    override init(x: Int, y: Int) 
    {
        super.init(x: x, y: y)
        self.life = 50
    }
}

Sorry for the mess I don't know how to force a snippet on a set of words it auto does it.

1 Answer

David Yoo
David Yoo
6,889 Points
David Yoo
David Yoo
6,889 Points

Hi Cory,

An override would be unnecessary in this case. Normally an override would probably be necessary in a subclass since you're changing something from the superclass.

David