So I am trying to get the Actual Variable Name as String in Swift, but have not found a way to do so... or maybe I am looking at this problem and solution in a bad angle.
So this is basically what I want to do:
var appId: String? = nil
//This is true, since appId is actually the name of the var appId
if( appId.getVarName = "appId"){
appId = "CommandoFurball"
}
Unfortunately I have not been able to find in apple docs anything that is close to this but this:
varobj.self or reflect(var).summary
however, this gives information of what is inside the variable itself or the type of the variable in this case being String and I want the Actual name of the Variable.
This is officially supported in Swift 3 using #keyPath()
https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0062-objc-keypaths.md
Example usage would look like:
NSPredicate(format: "%K == %#", #keyPath(Person.firstName), "Wendy")
In Swift 4 we have something even better: \KeyPath notation
https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0161-key-paths.md
NSPredicate(format: "%K == %#", \Person.mother.firstName, "Wendy")
// or
let keyPath = \Person.mother.firstName
NSPredicate(format: "%K == %#", keyPath, "Andrew")
The shorthand is a welcome addition, and being able to reference keypaths from a variable is extremely powerful
As per the updated from this answer, it is supported in Swift 3 via #keyPath
NSPredicate(format: "%K == %#", #keyPath(Person.firstName), "Andrew")
This is my solution
class Test {
var name: String = "Ido"
var lastName: String = "Cohen"
}
let t = Test()
let mirror = Mirror(reflecting: t)
for child in mirror.children {
print(child.label ?? "")
}
print will be
name
lastName
This works:
struct s {
var x:Int = 1
var y:Int = 2
var z:Int = 3
}
var xyz = s()
let m = Mirror(reflecting: xyz)
print(m.description)
print(m.children.count)
for p in m.children {
print(p.label as Any)
}
I've come up with a swift solution, however unfortunately it doesn't work with Ints, Floats, and Doubles I believe.
func propertyNameFor(inout item : AnyObject) -> String{
let listMemAdd = unsafeAddressOf(item)
let propertyName = Mirror(reflecting: self).children.filter { (child: (label: String?, value: Any)) -> Bool in
if let value = child.value as? AnyObject {
return listMemAdd == unsafeAddressOf(value)
}
return false
}.flatMap {
return $0.label!
}.first ?? ""
return propertyName
}
var mutableObject : AnyObject = object
let propertyName = MyClass().propertyNameFor(&mutableObject)
It compares memory addresses for an object's properties and sees if any match.
The reason it doesn't work for Ints, Floats, and Doubles because they're not of type anyobject, although you can pass them as anyobject, when you do so they get converted to NSNumbers. therefore the memory address changes. they talk about it here.
For my app, it didn't hinder me at all because I only needed it for custom classes. So maybe someone will find this useful. If anyone can make this work with the other datatypes then that would be pretty cool.
Completing the accepted answer for extensions:
The property needs to be #objc.
var appId: String? {
....
}
You need to use #keyPath syntax, \ notation is not supported yet for extensions.
#keyPath(YourClass.appId)
The best solution is Here
From given link
import Foundation
extension NSObject {
//
// Retrieves an array of property names found on the current object
// using Objective-C runtime functions for introspection:
// https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ObjCRuntimeGuide/Articles/ocrtPropertyIntrospection.html
//
func propertyNames() -> Array<String> {
var results: Array<String> = [];
// retrieve the properties via the class_copyPropertyList function
var count: UInt32 = 0;
var myClass: AnyClass = self.classForCoder;
var properties = class_copyPropertyList(myClass, &count);
// iterate each objc_property_t struct
for var i: UInt32 = 0; i < count; i++ {
var property = properties[Int(i)];
// retrieve the property name by calling property_getName function
var cname = property_getName(property);
// covert the c string into a Swift string
var name = String.fromCString(cname);
results.append(name!);
}
// release objc_property_t structs
free(properties);
return results;
}
}
Related
To search for a string included in a struct I use:
let results = myArray.filter( {$0.model.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains("bu")} )
But say the struct has several properties that I'd like to search - or maybe I'd even like to search all of them at one time. I can only filter primitive types so leaving 'model' out won't work.
Solution -------------------------
While I really liked the idea of using key paths as Matt suggested below, I ended up adding a function to my struct that made my view controller code much cleaner:
struct QuoteItem {
var itemIdentifier: UUID
var quoteNumber: String
var customerName: String
var address1: String
func quoteItemContains(_ searchString: String) -> Bool {
if self.address1.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains(searchString) ||
self.customerName.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains(searchString) ||
self.quoteNumber.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains(searchString)
{
return true
}
return false
}
Then, in my controller, quotes is an array of QuoteItem that I can search by simply writing:
searchQuoteArray = quotes.filter({ $0.quoteItemContains(searchString) })
This sounds like a job for Swift key paths. Just supply the key paths for the String properties you want to search.
struct MyStruct {
let manny = "Hi"
let moe = "Hey"
let jack = "Howdy"
}
let paths = [\MyStruct.manny, \MyStruct.moe, \MyStruct.jack]
let s = MyStruct()
let target = "y"
let results = paths.map { s[keyPath:$0].localizedCaseInsensitiveContains(target) }
// [false, true, true]
I hope i understood you correct. I think with this piece of code you can achieve what you want:
struct ExampleStruct {
let firstSearchString: String
let secondSearchString: String
}
let exampleOne = ExampleStruct(firstSearchString: "Hello", secondSearchString: "Dude")
let exampleTwo = ExampleStruct(firstSearchString: "Bye", secondSearchString: "Boy")
let exampleArray = [exampleOne, exampleTwo]
let searchString = "Hello"
let filteredArray = exampleArray.filter { (example) -> Bool in
// check here the properties you want to check
if (example.firstSearchString.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains(searchString) || example.secondSearchString.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains(searchString)) {
return true
}
return false
}
for example in filteredArray {
print(example)
}
This prints the following in Playgrounds:
ExampleStruct(firstSearchString: "Hello", secondSearchString: "Dude")
Let me know if it helps.
As I progress into my Swift education, the time as come for me to ask for help about best practice and code optimization.
My app has become more and more complex every day and the current situation is as follows: I started using dictionaries and arguments to use a single function that can process a lot of different variables depending on the situation, which seems to be better practice than using 5 different functions that will do the same thing only with different variables.
I now have two files as follows:
Main1.swift:
class Main1 {
static var value1 : Int = 1
func updateValue(_ value: String) {
let dict : [String : Int] = ["value1": Main1.value1]
let dict1 = dict[value]
guard var value = dict1 else { return }
value = value + 1 // <- trying to update `static var value1`'s value from 1 to 2 here
print(value)
}
}
Main2.swift:
class Main2 {
func updateValue(_ value: String) {
let dict : [String : Int] = ["value1": Main1.value1] // <- thinking `value1` would now be 2
let dict1 = dict[value]
guard var value = dict1 else { return }
value = value + 1 // <- trying to get 3 here
print(value)
}
}
These classes are simplified versions of my code but the logic is the same: I am trying to use variables loaded from dictionaries and update their values to be used in another file and function:
Main1().updateValue("value1") //2
Main2().updateValue("value1") //2 <--- I need 3 here!
-> What exactly am I trying to achieve here?
To update the reference (static var value1 : Int = 1) value while accessing it through the convenience of a dictionary (or different method but you get the point about convenience).
In fact I am trying to do Main1.value1 = Main1.value1 + 1 while accessing Main1.value1 through a dictionary, which is impossible because I am not accessing the reference here.
I know this can't work, I have 3 different copies of value here but I don't how to update the variable value without using another global variable... I need your help to find a better logic.
I am open to any suggestion or thinking. I am not asking for code solution (which would be great anyway) but I'd love to have my education re-centered a little bit, I am starting to lose myself learning all by myself and the frustration comes from that I don't know what to be looking for anymore.
EDIT BASED ON COMMENTS
As per the comments below, here's a potential solution:
class Main1 {
static var dict: [String: Int] = ["value1": 1]
func updateValue(_ key: String) {
guard var value = dict[key] else { return }
value = value + 1
print(value)
dict[key] = value
}
}
ORIGINAL ANSWER
In Swift, [String : Int], String and Int are value types, as opposed to their Objective-C counterparts NSDictionary, NSString and NSNumber, which are reference types.
This means that when you do guard var value = dict1 else { return }, value is now a copy of what the dictionary contained, not a reference to that piece of data inside the dictionary.
So when you do value = value + 1 you're setting the new variables value, but not the contents of the dictionary.
Following your logic, you need to put value back into the dictionary, like this:
func updateValue(_ value: String) {
var dict : [String : Int] = ["value1": Main1.value1] // <- Change this to a var
let dict1 = dict[value]
guard var intValue = dict1 else { return }
intValue = intValue + 1 // <- trying to update `static var value1`'s value from 1 to 2 here
print(intValue)
dict[value] = intValue // <- ADD THIS
}
I'm working with Swift 3.
I would like to have this C syntax :
int myVar;
int *pointer = &myVar;
So modifying pointer or myVar does the same exact same thing.
Also I don't know if it makes any difference, but in my case myVar is an array containing elements of a class and pointer is a pointer to one element of this array.
The & also exists in Swift but can only be used as part of a parameter list (e.g. init, func, closure).
var i = 5
let ptr = UnsafeMutablePointer(&i)
print(ptr.pointee) // 5
// or
let ptr = UnsafeMutablePointer<Int>.allocate(capacity: 1)
ptr.initialize(to: 5)
// or with a closure
let ptr: UnsafePointer = { $0 }(&i)
(Assuming I understand what you're asking for....)
Try the following code in a playground. It should print "99" three times.
class Row {
var rowNumber = 0
}
var rows = [Row]()
let testRow = Row()
testRow.rowNumber = 1
rows.append(testRow)
let selectedRow = rows[0]
selectedRow.rowNumber = 99
print(testRow.rowNumber)
print(selectedRow.rowNumber)
print(rows[0].rowNumber)
By default, there's no copying of objects as part of an assignment statement. If it were a struct, that would be different.
Adding a bit for completeness:
If you want a similar effect with scalar values instead of objects, Swift supplies various types of wrappers.
let intPointer = UnsafeMutablePointer<Int>.allocate(capacity: 8) // Should be 1, not 8 according to comment re: docs
let other = intPointer
other.pointee = 34
print(intPointer.pointee)
(Warning: I haven't used these wrappers for anything except experimenting in a playground. Don't trust it without doing some research.)
Same example as #Phillip. But I used struct. In this example rows[0] won't change:
struct Row {
var rowNumber = 0
}
var rows = [Row]()
var testRow = Row()
testRow.rowNumber = 1
rows.append(testRow)
var selectedRow = rows[0]
selectedRow.rowNumber = 99
print(testRow.rowNumber) // prints 1
print(selectedRow.rowNumber) // prints 99
print(rows[0].rowNumber) // prints 1
There are no C style pointers (Unsafe Pointer) as the question asks however objects are shared by reference and structures are by value:
Swift assign, pass and return a value by reference for reference type and by copy for Value Type
structures are always copied when they are passed around in your code, but classes are passed by reference.
For example
How to have pointers/ references to objects
class Song {
init(title: String, image: String, file: String, volume: Float, queuePlayer: AVQueuePlayer, playerLooper: AVPlayerLooper?) {
self.title = title
self.image = image
...
}
var title: String
var image: String
...
}
var aSong = Song(title: "", image: "", ...)
var arrOfSongReferences: [Song] = [Song]()
arrOfSongReferences.append(aSong)
var ptrToASong: Song = aSong
aSong = nil
// Due to Swift garbage collection ARC (Automatic Reference Counting), we still have references to the original aSong object so it won't be deleted
If data is struct you cannot do this
struct Song {
var title: String
var image: String
...
}
var aSong: Song = Song(title: "", image: "", ...)
var copyOfASong: Song = aSong
Method
You can also pass by reference into a function
// this would be inside a class, perhaps Player. It doesn't have to be a static btw
static func playSound(_ sound: inout Song, volume: Float = 0.0) {
if (sound.playerLooper == nil) {
...
}
}
// usage
Player.playSound(sound: &aSong)
Is it possible to find out the variable name, what I called it, while the variable has a value?
SO what I mean is:
var varName: Int
...
if ((varName == "varName") && (varName == 6)) {
...
}
Is this possible?
take a look about Reflection in Swift example below
struct Car {
let type: CarType
let name: String
init(_ type: CarType, name: String) {
self.type = type
self.name = name
}
}
enum CarType {
case Sport
case Economics
}
let bmw = Car(CarType.Sport, name: "BMW")
let bmwMirror = Mirror(reflecting: bmw)
let children = bmwMirror.children
print("car properties: \(children.count)") //2
var generator = children.generate()
let type = generator.next()
print(type!.label) // type Optional
print(type!.value) //Sport
let name = generator.next()
print(name!.label) // name Optional
print(name!.value) //BMW
Note : I am using Swift 2.0 Xcode beta 7 in Swift 1.2 use let bmwMirror = reflect(bmw)
and you can access the properties bmwMirror.[indexOfProperty].1(.value or label)
Why you need to check variable name? Maybe better to use dictionary instead?
If you make variable names from string and then check it for right names, maybe better to check original strings?
I've been playing with swift and am getting quite tortured! Consider:
var myDict : Dictionary <String, String>
//DO SOME MAGIC TO POPULATE myDict with values
<magic being done>
//Now myDict has values. Let's parse out the values of myDict
//This doesn't work
let title : String = myDict["title"]
//This does
let title : String? myDict["title"]
This is because it isn't known whether the key is in the dictionary. What I want to say, though, is "If the title key is in the dictionary, give me that value, else, just give me an empty string"
I could probably write:
var myTitle : String
if let title : String = myDict["title"] {
myTitle = title
} else {
myTitle = ""
}
I believe that works...BUT...it's quite a lot of code for EACH key of the dictionary. Does anyone have any ideas in the swift world on how this is supposed to be written?
RD
You could write an extension on optional:
extension Optional {
/// Unwrap the value returning 'defaultValue' if the value is currently nil
func or(defaultValue: T) -> T {
switch(self) {
case .None:
return defaultValue
case .Some(let value):
return value
}
}
}
Then you can do:
myDict["title"].or("")
This would also work for all optionals.
Note: I started a module to add common helpers like this or on Optional to swift.
You unwrap the value either explicitly:
let title : String = myDict["title"]!
or implicitly:
let title : String! = myDict["title"]
Note that you still have to check whether title is nil or not unless you are really sure it's there.
Edit:
Here's a sample global operator overload for any optional for type T:
#infix func | <T: Any>(lhs: T?, rhs: T!) -> T! {
if lhs {
return lhs!
}
return rhs
}
var myDict : Dictionary <String, String> = ["a": "b"]
let title1 = (myDict["a"] | "") // "b"
let title2 = (myDict["title"] | "") // ""