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S. Chandra
S. Chandra

Reputation: 139

Are there such things as destructors in Swift?

Are there reserved keywords for destructors in Swift? Is there even a need for such a thing in this language?

Upvotes: 13

Views: 9866

Answers (1)

Jeffery Thomas
Jeffery Thomas

Reputation: 42598

Are there reserved keywords for destructors in Swift?

deinit (Deinitialization) handles cleanup which should occur before the object is released.

Is there even a need for such a thing in this language?

There are a few standard things done in deinit. Remove observers, synchronize the state of an object, and write trace messages for debugging. Other things are possible, just avoid long running chunks of code.

Upvotes: 25

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