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Swift Data Structure and Algorithms

You're reading from   Swift Data Structure and Algorithms Implement Swift structures and algorithms natively

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785884504
Length 286 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mario Eguiluz Alebicto Mario Eguiluz Alebicto
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Preface 1. Walking Across the Playground FREE CHAPTER 2. Working with Commonly Used Data Structures 3. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants 4. Sorting Algorithms 5. Seeing the Forest through the Tree 6. Advanced Searching Methods 7. Graph Algorithms 8. Performance and Algorithm Efficiency 9. Choosing the Perfect Algorithm

Understanding mutability and immutability

Swift doesn't require that you define separate mutable and immutable types. When you create an array, set, or dictionary variable using the var keyword, it will be created as a mutable object. You can modify it by adding, removing, or changing the value of items in the collection. If you create an array, set, or dictionary using the let keyword, you are creating a constant object. A constant collection type cannot be modified, either by adding or removing items, or by changing the value of items in the collection.

Mutability of collections

When working with collection types, you need to understand how Swift treats mutability between structs and classes. Some developers tend to get confused when working with constant class instances because their properties can still be modified.

When you create an instance of a structure and assign it to a constant, you cannot modify properties of that instance, even if they are declared as variables. This is...

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