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iOS Swift Enums and Structs Enums Enum Members and Raw Values

Posted by Jorge Escalante
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Jorge Escalante
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what exactly is an instance ?

I want to know what exactly means the creation of a instance from a enum

3 Answers

Alx Ki
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In this case an instance is a constant or variable that you can assign to some enum value.

enum Day {
    case Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
}

Now you can assign some variable or constant to your enum's value using var or let:

var today = Day.Sunday

Now today is an instance assigned to enum value.

Then you can also reassign your (already existing) instance to a different value:

today = .Saturday
Ethan Axline
Ethan Axline
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Thanks for the explanation.

Szymon Kadłuczka
Szymon Kadłuczka
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Szymon Kadłuczka
Szymon Kadłuczka
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A simple answer would be that it is a single member of given enum/class.

Jorge Escalante
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Jorge Escalante
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Thank you !!!