Global Functions
the functions print, min, and abs are a few examples of global functions.
print("I'm a global function!", terminator:"")
var initialPrice = 50
var bestOffer = 45
var finalPrice = min(bestOffer, initialPrice)
var negativeSeven = -7
abs(negativeSeven)
Anatomy of a function
let array = ["A", "13", "B", "5", "87", "t", "41"]
class Arithmetic {
func sumOfStrings(aBunchOfStrings: [String]) -> Int {
let array = aBunchOfStrings
var sum = 0
for string in array {
if Int(string) != nil {
let intToAdd = Int(string)!
sum += intToAdd
}
}
return sum
}
}
func functionName (parameterName: parameterType) -> returnType
statements to execute
return object
}
let stringToReverse = "Mutable or Immutable? That is the question."
func reverseString(stringToReverse: String){
var reversedString = ""
for character in stringToReverse.characters {
reversedString = "\(character)" + reversedString
}
print(reversedString)
}
func functionName(externalParamName localParamName: paramType) -> returnType {
statements to execute
return object
}
func firstCharaterOf(word: String) -> Character {
return word[word.startIndex]
}
firstCharacterOf("Mom")
func placeFirstLetterLast(var myString: String) -> String {
myString.append(firstCharacterOf(word: myString))
myString.removeAtIndex(myString.startIndex)
return "placeholder"
}
placeFirstLetterLast("Mom")
class MovieArchive {
func filterByYear(year: Int, movies: Dictionary<String, Int> -> [String]{
var filteredArray = [String]()
for (movie, releaseYear) in movies {
if year == releaseYear{
filteredArray.append(movie)
}
}
return filteredArray
})
}
var aiThemedMovies = ["Metropolis":1927, "2001:A Space Odessey":1968, "Blade Runner":1982, "War Games":1983, "Terminator":1984, "The Matrix":1999, "A.I.":2001, "Her":2013, "Ex Machina":2015]
var myArchive = MovieArchive()
myArchive.filterByYear(2013, movies: aiThemedMovies)