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iOS Object-Oriented Swift Properties Getter and Setter methods

Posted by Jayven Nhan
Jayven Nhan
Courses Plus Student 1,956 Points

So for the get and set method, get always has to return something right?

For clarification and understanding :)

1 Answer

Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points
Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points

Yes, get always returns something because that is what it is doing, getting something to return to the user.

Really won't make much sense to say User.getUsername() and have getUsername() a void return method.

The same may not be true for all set methods. Some may return a boolean to tell the user whether or not the set was successful or not.