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iOS Object-Oriented Swift Complex Data Structures Initializers and Self

alexr89
alexr89
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Posted by alexr89
alexr89
4,045 Points

Why was the init method needed?

Why was the init method needed in this video, when the method worked fine without it?

I don't understand why you would need to set up an init method to set up an object ready for use, when it seemed to work perfectly fine in setting itself up without this init method.

It just seems like extra code to type out.

2 Answers

lvwdhydynw
lvwdhydynw
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lvwdhydynw
lvwdhydynw
6,443 Points

I think your question is answered within the first 15 seconds. In case of structures, you don't need to type out init method as it's "created" automatically. However, we did this to see how it works and try to understand as with classes, you will need to know how to do it! :)

alexr89
alexr89
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alexr89
alexr89
4,045 Points

Exactly, if a structure automatically creates an init method, why would we ever need to manually create an init method for a struct? Why is it even an option or possible, why are we not told that its not needed and done automatically?