What exactly does "member-wise" mean as it pertains to initializers?

Hey,

this is the documentation site: https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/LanguageGuide/Initialization.html

This is the relevant section:

Memberwise Initializers for Structure Types Structure types automatically receive a memberwise initializer if they do not define any of their own custom initializers. Unlike a default initializer, the structure receives a memberwise initializer even if it has stored properties that do not have default values. The memberwise initializer is a shorthand way to initialize the member properties of new structure instances. Initial values for the properties of the new instance can be passed to the memberwise initializer by name.

What you can conclude from this is that a memberwise initializer is one in which initial values are assigned to the instance. So, if you don't give the properties of a class, your code won't compile. In a structure, the memberwise initializer is automatically created for you. In classes you need to write it yourself like this:

init(myProperty: Type) {
    self.myProperty = myProperty
}

Hope that helps, Bruce.