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iOS Object-Oriented Swift Classes in Swift Recap: Classes

Martel Storm
Martel Storm
4,157 Points
Posted by Martel Storm
Martel Storm
4,157 Points

Swift 3 Object Orientation I got this wrong on the quiz. Can someone please explain? I'm clueless

How do we refer to an instance of a class or a struct from within the definition of an object? Class.self My answer but I was pretty unsure of it Struct.self self this

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
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To refer to a class inside of a class, you just need to say self.

:point_right: Keep in mind that you are only able to do this when the code is inside this class!

When you are outside of the class (in code), you must refer to the class by using the class name.

I hope this helps. :grin:

~Alex