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msbit

Reputation: 4320

Set `init` property of imported C struct in Swift

I've imported a C struct into my Swift project, however I'm unable to get or set the init property on the imported struct, getting the following error:

error: 'init' is a member of the type; use 'type(of: ...)' to initialize a new object of the same dynamic type

The original C struct is something like:

struct test_t {
  int init;
};

and my Swift code that fails looks like:

var t = test_t()
let i = t.init      // error thrown here
t.init = 10         // error thrown here

I can understand that the name is an issue, so is there some other way to set properties on structs in Swift, perhaps involving some meta programming or dynamic dispatch?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 82

Answers (1)

David Pasztor
David Pasztor

Reputation: 54706

You can declare variable names to use reserved keywords by using the backtick around their names like

struct Test {
    var `init`:Int
}

You can do the same with the call to an imported property/method whose name is a reserved keyword when you access/call that property/method.

var t = test_t()
let i = t.`init`
t.`init` = 10

Upvotes: 1

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