Andrew Bancroft • 4/24/2015

Clarifying Swift Access Control (Hint: Swift Isn’t C#)

This article clarifies Swift access control modifiers, particularly 'private', by comparing them to C#. The author initially assumed Swift's access control worked like C# but discovered that in Swift, private members are visible to anything defined in the same source file, not just within the type itself. The article covers the semantics of private in both languages, the implications for Swift extensions, and emphasizes that developers should not assume cross-language similarities carry over. It's a technical guide for iOS/macOS developers and those transitioning from C# to Swift.

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#c #Extensions #Access Control