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Classes and Closures

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In this chapter, we’re going to explore two of the most powerful elements of the Swift language: classes and closures. Classes are a neat way to group functions together, along with data, and be able to create integrated objects with “state.” While closures provide us with a flexible way to use functions, without the usual function overhead – that is, defining them thoroughly, naming them, declaring their arguments, etc.

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Zafirópulos, Y. (2019). Classes and Closures. In: Swift 4 Recipes. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4182-0_6

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