Swift Language Basics

Swift Language Basics

• start the course
• describe at a high level the Swift language and structure of a Swift program
• describe how to use Swift Playgrounds in Xcode
• describe how to use the Swift REPL in Xcode
• describe the use of constants and variables in Swift
• use numeric data types in Swift
• use string and character data types in Swift
• use built-in functions to convert values to different types in Swift
• use basic operators in Swift
• use the closed range and half-open range operators in Swift
• use logical operators in Swift
• use optional values in Swift
• work with arrays in Swift
• work with ways to create dictionaries in Swift
• work with modifying dictionaries in Swift
• work with tuples in Swift
• use if and if-else statements in Swift
• use switch statements, including switch with range matching
• use switch statements with range and tuple matching and value binding as well as where
• use while and do while loop statements in Swift
• use for in loop statements with closed and half-open ranges and the stride function in Swift
• use the break, fallback, and continue statements in switch statements and loops in Swift programs
• define and call functions in Swift
• use different combinations of function input parameters and return values in Swift functions
• use external names when defining functions
• use enumerations in Swift
• use structures in Swift
• compare classes with structures and define classes in Swift
• implement initialization for classes, structures, and enumerations in Swift
• use research, design and testing tools and strategies for a UX solution

Using Swift Advanced Language Features

Using Swift Advanced Language Features

• start the course
• use stored and lazy stored properties in instances of enumerations, structures, and classes in Swift
• use computed properties with instances of enumerations, structures, and classes in Swift
• use property and variable observers in Swift
• define type properties for classes, structures, and enumerations in Swift
• use instance methods with instance of classes, structures, and enumerations in Swift
• define type methods for classes, structures, and enumerations in Swift
• use subscripts with classes, structures, and enumerations in Swift
• implement class inheritance with subclassing and overriding functionality in Swift
• implement type checking in Swift
• implement DownCasting in Swift
• implement type casting for Any and AnyObject in Swift
• nest enumerations, structures, and classes in Swift
• implement optional chaining in Swift
• work with advanced operators in Swift
• overload operators in Swift
• define functions using default and variadic parameters
• define functions using variable and inout function parameters
• define and pass around function types
• introduce extensions and use them to add computed properties to classes, structures, and enumerations in Swift
• introduce extensions and syntax, and use them to add initializers and methods to classes, structures, and enumerations in Swift
• use extensions to add subscripts and nested types to classes, structures, and enumerations in Swift
• use protocols as blueprints for functionality in Swift
• introduce generics and use generics to write reusable functions in Swift
• use generics to write reusable types in Swift
• describe general access level guidelines and describe how to implement custom access levels for specific entities in Swift
• implement deinitialization for classes in Swift
• describe automatic reference counting (ARC) and describe and resolve strong references cycles in Swift
• import a framework and use one or more of its classes in a Swift program
• implement advance features of Swift