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David Choi
8,536 PointsWhat is 'self' referring to inside the overridden init method?
In previous lessons, we learnt that the 'self' property refers to the current instance within its own instance methods. So, if we use the 'self' property in the overridden init such as:
override init(x: Int, y: Int) {
super.init(x: x, y: y)
self.life = 50
}
Is the 'self' property referring to the instance of the subclass or the superclass?
2 Answers
Abdullah Althobetey
18,216 Pointsself always refers to the current instance being used. In your example, self refers to the subclass, where super refers to the super class.
Also I'm not sure if the property 'life' in your code is declared in the subclass or in the superclass. If it is in the subclass, you need to call super.init() before you initialize the variables of the subclass (unless a variable is optional). If it is in the superclass, then it is may be an optional or initialize to a default value in your init() method of the super class, so in this case, you are simply reassign a value to the property 'life'
Mister Robot
1,413 PointsSelf is used to access the stored properties of the Super Class