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Swift functions are actually a type of closure, and Swift’s implementation of closures is both flexible and powerful—ranging from anonymous inline closures similar to Objective-C blocks, to complex functions extending far beyond the capabilities of an Objective-C method.
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Gardner, S. (2014). Creating Functions. In: Transitioning to Swift. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0406-1_6
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