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Beginning Swift

You're reading from   Beginning Swift Master the fundamentals of programming in Swift 4

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789534313
Length 202 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Swift Operators


Operators are special characters—usually drawn from mathematics—that are used to process evaluations, modify variable values, and combine values. Swift operators break down into categories by the function they perform:

  • Assignment operators

  • Arithmetic operators

  • Comparison operators

  • Logical operators

  • Bitwise operators

  • Nil-coalescing operators

  • Range operators

Refer to the following diagram:

Swift implements its assignment, arithmetic, comparison, logical, and bitwise operators nearly identically to other C-inspired languages, such as C++, Java, and C#—so your previous experience with these operators will apply directly to Swift programming.

In this lesson, we'll summarize this common set of operators, and only highlight unique Swift implementations. Should you need detailed information on the meaning of any of these operators, please refer to Apple's The Swift Programming Language guide ( https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Swift/Conceptual...

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