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iOS Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7) Animating and Intercepting Events Property Based Animation

Markus Reiter
Markus Reiter
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Posted by Markus Reiter
Markus Reiter
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What does the f stand for?

someProperty.alpha = 0.0f;

What does the f stand for?

2 Answers

Jason Jones
Jason Jones
18,663 Points
Jason Jones
Jason Jones
18,663 Points

It stands for a floating point number.

Markus Reiter
Markus Reiter
1,123 Points
Markus Reiter
Markus Reiter
1,123 Points

And do you have to write it?

Jason Jones
Jason Jones
18,663 Points

It's optional. It's like the semicolon in javascript, some developers swear by it and others don't add it because they don't have to. The choice is completely up to you.