In this tutorial you will learn about the Swift Keywords and its application with practical example.
Swift Keywords
In Swift, there are is a set of reserved words that you cannot use as an identifier. These words are known as “reserved words” or “Keywords”. Keywords are standard identifiers and their functions is predefined by the compiler. We cannot use keywords as variable names, class names, or method names, or as any other identifier.
Following is a Swift Keyword Table –
Class | deinit | Enum | extension | Func | import | Init |
operator | private | protocol | public | static | struct | subscript |
break | case | continue | default | do | else | for |
return | switch | where | while | as | false | is |
dynamicType | super | true | _COLUMN_ | Let | in | _FILE_ |
internal | typealias | if | nil | var | self | unowned |
_FUNCTION_ | _LINE_ | associativity | convenience | dynamic | didSet | precedence |
final | get | infix | inout | right | set | type |
lazy | left | mutating | none | weak | willSet | prefix |
nonmutating | optional | override | postfix | Protocol | required |