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iOS Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift 2.0 Structs as Data Models Structs or Classes

Joe Scotto
Joe Scotto
8,282 Points
Posted by Joe Scotto
Joe Scotto
8,282 Points

Why is the FactModel.swift file not included in some way withing ViewController.swift?

I'm coming from a PHP background and whenever referencing a class in another file you will need to either pass it in, autoload it, or use some other method to reference that file. How is this handled in swift? Why am I able to just create a file, and then reference that files class from withing another?

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Joe Beltramo
Joe Beltramo
Courses Plus Student 22,191 Points

As far as I know, it is Xcode's compiler. Xcode looks within all the files in the project and automagically imports what is needed, allowing you to call a method from another file. It is related to your project acting as its own namespace/module and all files in the project are pieces of said module.

Joe Beltramo
Joe Beltramo
Courses Plus Student 22,191 Points

I will add, that not everything is accessible to the whole of your project. It is all dependent on access control (public/private/internal) similar to PHP's access control but scoped to files I believe rather than the instance itself.