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iOS

Posted by aldoolivares
aldoolivares
14,478 Points

Where to store strings in swift?

Hi guys,

Im a bit confused about the right place to store string variables in a game for ios developed in swift.

Right now Im storing them in a class named "GameConstants" like this:

public class GameConstants {

class var fontSize:CGFloat{
    return 32
}

class var achievementsLabelSize:CGFloat{
    return 26
}

class var fontName:String{
    return "Futura"
}

But I dont think this is the right way to do it and I feel very uncomfortable about it.

Can anyone give me some orientation?

1 Answer

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Hey there - no need to use a special class to store strings, and DEFINITELY don't create a class for each string you want to store. Anywhere in your code, you can simply create a variable and store your string or integer in it:

var fontSize = 32

var achievementsLabelSize = 26

var fontName = "Futura"