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iOS Swift Enums and Structs Enums and their Methods Initializer

Posted by Mathieu Delarue
Mathieu Delarue
5,633 Points

This is a very simple question, but what exactly is the "self" keyword and what does it do? Thanks

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2 Answers

Leo Picado
Leo Picado
9,182 Points
Leo Picado
Leo Picado
9,182 Points

It's a keyword that refers to the current instance of a type, it's similar to this in JavaScript or self in Ruby

X. Szuh
X. Szuh
2,486 Points
X. Szuh
X. Szuh
2,486 Points

Self refers to and distinguishes between a particular instance of a class.