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Kevin Murphy
24,380 PointsSwift - Class Method syntax (when calling)
I'm wondering if any experienced Swift users can clear up my confusion regarding class methods in Swift.
It seems the syntax varies between dot notation and just using the class followed by parentheses (as if creating an instance with special init arguments). Which is the standard/current syntax?? Apple documentation still says a class method is called using dot notation, but in these projects I've seen the parentheses notation used repeatedly e.g.:
//Class method "parentheses" syntax
let forecastURL = NSURL(String: "", relativeToURL: baseURL)
Also, the teachers notes updates get rid of the dot notation in favor of the parentheses syntax, so it seems like a shift towards parentheses as the standard/current syntax.
Can someone please clarify?