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Posted by Alexandra Kaplan
Alexandra Kaplan
1,167 Points

What is the difference between an enum and a struct? And what is an init?

I am at the level of enums and structs, and have understood everything else thus far, but I can not understand how an enum and struct differ from an array (though I do understand that enums have categories that can't overlap each other (e.g. types of Dinosaurs, because a Dinosaur can only be one species at once)). Please explain to me what a struct is compared to an enum, and also what an init is. Thank you!

Chris Howie
Chris Howie
13,216 Points

Hello! Treehouse has a great blog where they went a little bit more in depth on this topic.

Check it out here and let me know if you still have questions afterwards.

http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/enums-structs-swift