Swift: Creating Objects on runtime utilizing String for name

Question

My current instructor insists that the proper way to initialize an object during runtime is as below:

class Person {
    var name: String; var age: Int
    init(name: String, age: Int){self.name = name; self.age = age}}

func CreatePerson (person: String, personName: String, personAge: Int){
    var \(person) = Person (name: personName, age: personAge)

CreatePerson(person:"Confused",personName:"Coder",personAge: 35)

Needless to say it is not quite so simple. \(person) in the func Create Person appears to solely be a String thing.

Sorry to bother you guys with what appears to be a simple process, but "That's how it's supposed to work" really isn't furthering my swift capabilities.

Does this code even compile?

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– Code Different

2016-06-23 02:58:53 +00:00
Commented Jun 23, 2016 at 2:58 — Code Different
– Code Different, Commented Jun 23, 2016 at 2:58

Code Different · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-23 03:30:17Z

2

Your instructor was wrong. First of all, what you showed was not valid Swift code. It will not compile. Second, he/she should teach you how to write readable code. In a professional environment, the person who wrote the code won't be the person who modifies it years later.

This is the most common way to initialize an object:

class Person {
    var name: String
    var age: Int

    init(name: String, age: Int) {
        self.name = name
        self.age = age
    }
}

let person = Person(name: "John Smith", age: 42)

Obviously there are many others, depending on the situation and personal style.

edited Jun 23, 2016 at 3:30

answered Jun 23, 2016 at 3:05

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