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Boon
Boon

Reputation: 41490

Swift's access control for default initializer

In Swift Programming Language guide, it says:

“The default initializer has the same access level as the type it initializes.”

Excerpt From: Apple Inc. “The Swift Programming Language.” iBooks. https://itun.es/us/jEUH0.l

and then it says:

“For a type that is defined as public, the default initializer is considered internal. If you want a public type to be initializable with a no-argument initializer when used in another module, you must provide a public no-argument initializer yourself as part of the type’s definition.”

Excerpt From: Apple Inc. “The Swift Programming Language.” iBooks. https://itun.es/us/jEUH0.l

Isn't the second statement contradictory with the first?

Upvotes: 7

Views: 261

Answers (1)

Windor C
Windor C

Reputation: 1120

Nope.

The second statement is just a complementary note on the first one.

I think it wants to say that the public-access type is a special case: the access level of the default initializer for public-access case is internal. If one want to provide a public-access default initializer, then he needs to do it explicitly.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Upvotes: 1

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