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struct Player {
var name: String
var highScore: Int = 0
var history: [Int] = []
init(_ name: String) {
self.name = name
}
}
var player = Player("Tomas")Declare new types with modern, straightforward syntax, provide default values for instance properties, and define custom initializers.
extension Player {
mutating func updateScore(_ newScore: Int) {
history.append(newScore)
if highScore < newScore {
print("\(newScore)! A new high score for \(name)! ??")
highScore = newScore
}
}
}
player.updateScore(50)
// Prints "50! A new high score for Tomas! ??"
// player.highScore == 50Add functionality to existing types with extensions, and cut down on boilerplate code with custom string interpolations.
extension Player: Codable, Equatable {}
import Foundation
let encoder = JSONEncoder()
try encoder.encode(player)
print(player)
// Prints "Player(name: "Tomas", highScore: 50, history: [50])"Perform powerful custom transformations using streamlined closures.
let players = getPlayers()
// Sort players, with best high scores first
let ranked = players.sorted(by: { player1, player2 in
player1.highScore > player2.highScore
})
// Create an array with only the players’ names
let rankedNames = ranked.map { $0.name }
// ["Erin", "Rosana", "Tomas"]Quickly extend your custom types to take advantage of powerful language features, such as automatic JSON encoding and decoding.
