I have a class in Swift:
class myClass {
var theBool : Bool
init(theBool: Bool) {
self.theBool = theBool
}
init() {
self.theBool = false
}
}
Elsewhere in my code, I have this check:
classist = myClass()
if let daBool = someRandomBool {
classist.theBool = daBool
}
I want to know where to insert this check into the Class.
Simple solution: Declare the (required) init method with an optional parameter type and perform the check there
class MyClass {
var theBool : Bool
init(bool: Bool?) {
self.theBool = bool ?? false
}
}
let someRandomBool : Bool? = true
let classist = MyClass(bool: someRandomBool)
or – a bit different but still simpler – with a struct
struct MyStruct {
var theBool : Bool
}
let someRandomBool : Bool? = true
let classist = MyStruct(theBool: someRandomBool ?? false)
From within a property wrapper in Swift, can you someone refer back to the instance of the class or struck that owns the property being wrapped? Using self doesn't obviously work, nor does super.
I tried to pass in self to the property wrapper's init() but that doesn't work either because self on Configuration is not yet defined when #propertywrapper is evaluated.
My use case is in a class for managing a large number of settings or configurations. If any property is changed, I just want to notify interested parties that something changed. They don't really need to know which value just, so use something like KVO or a Publisher for each property isn't really necessary.
A property wrapper looks ideal, but I can't figure out how to pass in some sort of reference to the owning instance that the wrapper can call back to.
References:
SE-0258
enum PropertyIdentifier {
case backgroundColor
case textColor
}
#propertyWrapper
struct Recorded<T> {
let identifier:PropertyIdentifier
var _value: T
init(_ identifier:PropertyIdentifier, defaultValue: T) {
self.identifier = identifier
self._value = defaultValue
}
var value: T {
get { _value }
set {
_value = newValue
// How to callback to Configuration.propertyWasSet()?
//
// [self/super/...].propertyWasSet(identifier)
}
}
}
struct Configuration {
#Recorded(.backgroundColor, defaultValue:NSColor.white)
var backgroundColor:NSColor
#Recorded(.textColor, defaultValue:NSColor.black)
var textColor:NSColor
func propertyWasSet(_ identifier:PropertyIdentifier) {
// Do something...
}
}
The answer is no, it's not possible with the current specification.
I wanted to do something similar. The best I could come up with was to use reflection in a function at the end of init(...). At least this way you can annotate your types and only add a single function call in init().
fileprivate protocol BindableObjectPropertySettable {
var didSet: () -> Void { get set }
}
#propertyDelegate
class BindableObjectProperty<T>: BindableObjectPropertySettable {
var value: T {
didSet {
self.didSet()
}
}
var didSet: () -> Void = { }
init(initialValue: T) {
self.value = initialValue
}
}
extension BindableObject {
// Call this at the end of init() after calling super
func bindProperties(_ didSet: #escaping () -> Void) {
let mirror = Mirror(reflecting: self)
for child in mirror.children {
if var child = child.value as? BindableObjectPropertySettable {
child.didSet = didSet
}
}
}
}
You cannot do this out of the box currently.
However, the proposal you refer to discusses this as a future direction in the latest version:
https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0258-property-wrappers.md#referencing-the-enclosing-self-in-a-wrapper-type
For now, you would be able to use a projectedValue to assign self to.
You could then use that to trigger some action after setting the wrappedValue.
As an example:
import Foundation
#propertyWrapper
class Wrapper {
let name : String
var value = 0
weak var owner : Owner?
init(_ name: String) {
self.name = name
}
var wrappedValue : Int {
get { value }
set {
value = 0
owner?.wrapperDidSet(name: name)
}
}
var projectedValue : Wrapper {
self
}
}
class Owner {
#Wrapper("a") var a : Int
#Wrapper("b") var b : Int
init() {
$a.owner = self
$b.owner = self
}
func wrapperDidSet(name: String) {
print("WrapperDidSet(\(name))")
}
}
var owner = Owner()
owner.a = 4 // Prints: WrapperDidSet(a)
My experiments based on : https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0258-property-wrappers.md#referencing-the-enclosing-self-in-a-wrapper-type
protocol Observer: AnyObject {
func observableValueDidChange<T>(newValue: T)
}
#propertyWrapper
public struct Observable<T: Equatable> {
public var stored: T
weak var observer: Observer?
init(wrappedValue: T, observer: Observer?) {
self.stored = wrappedValue
}
public var wrappedValue: T {
get { return stored }
set {
if newValue != stored {
observer?.observableValueDidChange(newValue: newValue)
}
stored = newValue
}
}
}
class testClass: Observer {
#Observable(observer: nil) var some: Int = 2
func observableValueDidChange<T>(newValue: T) {
print("lol")
}
init(){
_some.observer = self
}
}
let a = testClass()
a.some = 4
a.some = 6
The answer is yes! See this answer
Example code for calling ObservableObject publisher with a UserDefaults wrapper:
import Combine
import Foundation
class LocalSettings: ObservableObject {
static var shared = LocalSettings()
#Setting(key: "TabSelection")
var tabSelection: Int = 0
}
#propertyWrapper
struct Setting<T> {
private let key: String
private let defaultValue: T
init(wrappedValue value: T, key: String) {
self.key = key
self.defaultValue = value
}
var wrappedValue: T {
get {
UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: key) as? T ?? defaultValue
}
set {
UserDefaults.standard.set(newValue, forKey: key)
}
}
public static subscript<EnclosingSelf: ObservableObject>(
_enclosingInstance object: EnclosingSelf,
wrapped wrappedKeyPath: ReferenceWritableKeyPath<EnclosingSelf, T>,
storage storageKeyPath: ReferenceWritableKeyPath<EnclosingSelf, Setting<T>>
) -> T {
get {
return object[keyPath: storageKeyPath].wrappedValue
}
set {
(object.objectWillChange as? ObservableObjectPublisher)?.send()
UserDefaults.standard.set(newValue, forKey: object[keyPath: storageKeyPath].key)
}
}
}
I have a generic function inside a class in which a computed property is declared:
class CalculatorBrain {
var internalProgram = [AnyObject]()
var accumulator: Double = 0.0
var variableValues: Dictionary<String,Double> = [:]
func setOperand<T> (operand: T) {
if operand is Double {
accumulator = operand as! Double
internalProgram.append(operand as AnyObject)
}
else if variableName == operand as? String {
var dictionaryValue: Double? {
get {
return variableValues[variableName!]
}
set {
accumulator = newValue!
internalProgram.append(newValue! as AnyObject)
}
}
}
}
I want to set dictionaryValue to the value shown in the display from the view controller:
private var brain = CalculatorBrain()
#IBAction func setVariableValue(_ sender: UIButton) {
brain.dictionaryValue = displayValue
}
Obviously I can't, because dictionaryValue is locally defined and "Value of type CalculatorBrain has no memeber dictionaryValue" Now the question is, how can I make a computed property global, and make changes to it from inside a class method? Or, how can I access a computed property defined inside a class method from outside the function?
The problem is dictionaryValue is not a computed property of your class, it is just a variable declared in the setOperand function, so it is not accessible from outside the function.
You should declare it as a stored property of your class and change it when setOperand is called.
I have subclassed PFUser and added a property isManager
class User : PFUser, PFSubclassing {
#NSManaged var isManager: Bool
override class func load() {
self.registerSubclass()
}
}
I tried
user.isManager = false
but get the run time error
[Foo.User setIsManager:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x145bf550
I also tried using NSNumber because of core data
user.isManager = NSNumber(bool: false)
but get the compile time error
NSNumber is not convertible to bool
I've actually found it to be much simpler to implement "get" and "set".
class User: PFUser, PFSubclassing {
var isManager: Bool {
get { return self["isManager"] as! Bool }
set { self["isManager"] = newValue }
}
...
}
Set the bool using NSNumber
currentUser!.isManager = NSNumber(bool: true)
Then use the following for if statements
if currentUser!.isManager.isEqualToNumber(NSNumber(bool: true))
And then in your class:
class User : PFUser, PFSubclassing {
#NSManaged var isManager: NSNumber
override class func load() {
self.registerSubclass()
}
}
Coming from Objective-C you can call function objc_setAssociatedObject between 2 objects to have them maintain a reference, which can be handy if at runtime you don't want an object to be destroyed until its reference is removed also. Does Swift have anything similar to this?
Here is a simple but complete example derived from jckarter's answer.
It shows how to add a new property to an existing class. It does it by defining a computed property in an extension block. The computed property is stored as an associated object:
import ObjectiveC
// Declare a global var to produce a unique address as the assoc object handle
private var AssociatedObjectHandle: UInt8 = 0
extension MyClass {
var stringProperty:String {
get {
return objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &AssociatedObjectHandle) as! String
}
set {
objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &AssociatedObjectHandle, newValue, objc_AssociationPolicy.OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC)
}
}
}
EDIT:
If you need to support getting the value of an uninitialized property and to avoid getting the error unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value, you can modify the getter like this:
get {
return objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &AssociatedObjectHandle) as? String ?? ""
}
The solution supports all the value types as well, and not only those that are automagically bridged, such as String, Int, Double, etc.
Wrappers
import ObjectiveC
final class Lifted<T> {
let value: T
init(_ x: T) {
value = x
}
}
private func lift<T>(x: T) -> Lifted<T> {
return Lifted(x)
}
func setAssociatedObject<T>(object: AnyObject, value: T, associativeKey: UnsafePointer<Void>, policy: objc_AssociationPolicy) {
if let v: AnyObject = value as? AnyObject {
objc_setAssociatedObject(object, associativeKey, v, policy)
}
else {
objc_setAssociatedObject(object, associativeKey, lift(value), policy)
}
}
func getAssociatedObject<T>(object: AnyObject, associativeKey: UnsafePointer<Void>) -> T? {
if let v = objc_getAssociatedObject(object, associativeKey) as? T {
return v
}
else if let v = objc_getAssociatedObject(object, associativeKey) as? Lifted<T> {
return v.value
}
else {
return nil
}
}
A possible
Class extension (Example of usage)
extension UIView {
private struct AssociatedKey {
static var viewExtension = "viewExtension"
}
var referenceTransform: CGAffineTransform? {
get {
return getAssociatedObject(self, associativeKey: &AssociatedKey.viewExtension)
}
set {
if let value = newValue {
setAssociatedObject(self, value: value, associativeKey: &AssociatedKey.viewExtension, policy: objc_AssociationPolicy.OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC)
}
}
}
}
I wrote a modern wrapper available at https://github.com/b9swift/AssociatedObject
You may be surprised that it even supports Swift structures for free.
Obviously, this only works with Objective-C objects. After fiddling around with this a bit, here's how to make the calls in Swift:
import ObjectiveC
// Define a variable whose address we'll use as key.
// "let" doesn't work here.
var kSomeKey = "s"
…
func someFunc() {
objc_setAssociatedObject(target, &kSomeKey, value, UInt(OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN))
let value : AnyObject! = objc_getAssociatedObject(target, &kSomeKey)
}
Update in Swift 3.0
For example this is a UITextField
import Foundation
import UIKit
import ObjectiveC
// Declare a global var to produce a unique address as the assoc object handle
var AssociatedObjectHandle: UInt8 = 0
extension UITextField
{
var nextTextField:UITextField {
get {
return objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &AssociatedObjectHandle) as! UITextField
}
set {
objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &AssociatedObjectHandle, newValue, .OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC)
}
}
}
Klaas answer just for Swift 2.1:
import ObjectiveC
let value = NSUUID().UUIDString
var associationKey: UInt8 = 0
objc_setAssociatedObject(parentObject, &associationKey, value, objc_AssociationPolicy.OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC)
let fetchedValue = objc_getAssociatedObject(parentObject, &associationKey) as! String
Just add #import <objc/runtime.h> on your brindging header file to access objc_setAssociatedObject under swift code
The above friend has answered your question, but if it is related to closure properties, please note:
```
import UIKit
public extension UICollectionView {
typealias XYRearrangeNewDataBlock = (_ newData: [Any]) -> Void
typealias XYRearrangeOriginaDataBlock = () -> [Any]
// MARK:- associat key
private struct xy_associatedKeys {
static var originalDataBlockKey = "xy_originalDataBlockKey"
static var newDataBlockKey = "xy_newDataBlockKey"
}
private class BlockContainer {
var rearrangeNewDataBlock: XYRearrangeNewDataBlock?
var rearrangeOriginaDataBlock: XYRearrangeOriginaDataBlock?
}
private var newDataBlock: BlockContainer? {
get {
if let newDataBlock = objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &xy_associatedKeys.newDataBlockKey) as? BlockContainer {
return newDataBlock
}
return nil
}
set(newValue) {
objc_setAssociatedObject(self, xy_associatedKeys.newDataBlockKey, newValue, .OBJC_ASSOCIATION_COPY_NONATOMIC)
}
}
convenience init(collectionVewFlowLayout : UICollectionViewFlowLayout, originalDataBlock: #escaping XYRearrangeOriginaDataBlock, newDataBlock: #escaping XYRearrangeNewDataBlock) {
self.init()
let blockContainer: BlockContainer = BlockContainer()
blockContainer.rearrangeNewDataBlock = newDataBlock
blockContainer.rearrangeOriginaDataBlock = originalDataBlock
self.newDataBlock = blockContainer
}
```
For 2022, now very simple:
// Utils-tags.swift
// Just a "dumb Swift trick" to add a string tag to a view controller.
// For example, with UIDocumentPickerViewController you need to know
// "which button was clicked to launch a picker"
import UIKit
private var _docPicAssociationKey: UInt8 = 0
extension UIDocumentPickerViewController {
public var tag: String {
get {
return objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &_docPicAssociationKey)
as? String ?? ""
}
set(newValue) {
objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &_docPicAssociationKey,
newValue, .OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN)
}
}
}