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  • Paul Je
    Paul Je
    4,435 Points

    Question about Closures

    Posted June 2, 2016 6:15pm by Paul Je
    Paul Je
    4,435 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Onwards

    1 Answer

  • Nicoara Talpes
    Nicoara Talpes
    7,354 Points

    how does he use the let keyowrd in the short downloadTaskWithRequest form?

    Posted April 8, 2016 7:57pm by Nicoara Talpes
    Nicoara Talpes
    7,354 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Using a Closure

    4 Answers

  • david zere
    david zere
    293 Points

    The order of these video classes are messed up

    Posted February 24, 2016 10:30am by david zere
    david zere
    293 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Writing Methods With Closures

    0 Answers

  • james bunn
    james bunn
    2,377 Points

    Closure as a function parameter

    Posted February 14, 2016 8:26pm by james bunn
    james bunn
    2,377 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Writing Methods With Closures

    2 Answers

  • james bunn
    james bunn
    2,377 Points

    If the completion parameter is a closure, why doesn't it implement brackets around the parameters

    Posted February 14, 2016 3:38pm by james bunn
    james bunn
    2,377 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Using a Closure

    1 Answer

  • james bunn
    james bunn
    2,377 Points

    completionHandler parameters. Shouldn't they be referenced as outputs or results instead of parameters?

    Posted February 13, 2016 9:46pm by james bunn
    james bunn
    2,377 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Using a Closure

    0 Answers

  • james bunn
    james bunn
    2,377 Points

    Why use a closure for the animation parameter?

    Posted February 13, 2016 9:34pm by james bunn
    james bunn
    2,377 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Why Are Closures Useful?

    0 Answers

  • Marcos Reboucas
    Marcos Reboucas
    12,890 Points

    Can someone help me fully understand this example?

    Posted December 3, 2015 10:45am by Marcos Reboucas
    Marcos Reboucas
    12,890 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Why Are Closures Useful?

    1 Answer

  • Wouter Bouma
    Wouter Bouma
    3,229 Points

    downloadTask does not compile

    Posted September 20, 2015 6:41pm by Wouter Bouma
    Wouter Bouma
    3,229 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Using a Closure

    0 Answers

  • Sidharth Kaushik
    Sidharth Kaushik
    3,431 Points

    To simplify a closure signature, we can use a as named alias of an existing type .

    Posted August 30, 2015 3:11pm by Sidharth Kaushik
    Sidharth Kaushik
    3,431 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Recap: Closures

    1 Answer

  • Sidharth Kaushik
    Sidharth Kaushik
    3,431 Points

    A combination of a function and an environment of captured variables is called a

    Posted August 29, 2015 2:38pm by Sidharth Kaushik
    Sidharth Kaushik
    3,431 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Recap: Closures

    3 Answers

  • Brian Patterson
    Brian Patterson
    19,588 Points

    func downloadJSONFromURL(completion:([String:AnyObject]?)->())

    Posted August 26, 2015 10:20pm by Brian Patterson
    Brian Patterson
    19,588 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Using a Closure

    1 Answer

  • Alec Coyle-Nicolas
    Alec Coyle-Nicolas
    2,346 Points

    How is a parameter and a return type without a body of code considered a closure?

    Posted August 25, 2015 4:21pm by Alec Coyle-Nicolas
    Alec Coyle-Nicolas
    2,346 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Writing Methods With Closures

    1 Answer

  • dexter foo
    dexter foo
    8,233 Points

    why in a lot of Pasan's videos does he define something as a constant but says he's defining it as a variable?

    Posted July 26, 2015 2:38pm by dexter foo
    dexter foo
    8,233 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Using a Closure

    1 Answer

  • Dominic Pettifer
    Dominic Pettifer
    4,338 Points

    How to get network code to run

    Posted July 23, 2015 11:53pm by Dominic Pettifer
    Dominic Pettifer
    4,338 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Using a Closure

    0 Answers

  • Brandon Davis
    Brandon Davis
    2,853 Points

    Issues with question on Recap: Closures Quiz

    Posted June 6, 2015 9:15pm by Brandon Davis
    Brandon Davis
    2,853 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Recap: Closures

    1 Answer

  • Jason Teo
    PLUS
    Jason Teo
    Courses Plus Student 8,398 Points

    downloadTaskWithRequest

    Posted June 2, 2015 11:03am by Jason Teo
    Jason Teo
    Courses Plus Student 8,398 Points
    • iOS
    • Swift Closures
    • Closures in iOS
    • Writing Methods With Closures

    0 Answers

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