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iOS Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift 2.0 Getting Started with iOS Development Swift Recap Part 1

Posted by Hemant Torsekar
Hemant Torsekar
167 Points

Description using existing object

struct Post { var title : String var author: String var tag: Tag var postDescription: String

mutating func description() -> String {
    self.postDescription = "\(self.title) by \(self.author). Filed under \(self.tag)"
    return postDescription
}

}

let firstPost = Post(title: "iOSDevelopment", author: "Apple", tag: Tag(name: "swift"), postDescription: "")

structs.swift 
struct Tag {
    let name: String
}

struct Post {
    var title : String
    var author: String
    var tag: Tag
    var postDescription: String

    func description() -> String {
        let descriptionVal = "\(self.title) by \(self.author). Filed under \(self.tag)"
        return descriptionVal
    }
}

let firstPost = Post(title: "iOSDevelopment", author: "Apple", tag: Tag(name: "swift"), postDescription: "")

let postDescription = firstPost.description()