SE-0225 adds an isMultiple(of:) method to integers, allowing us to check whether one number is a multiple of another in a much clearer way than using the division remainder operation, %.
For example:
let rowNumber = 4
if rowNumber.isMultiple(of: 2) {
print("Even")
} else {
print("Odd")
}Yes, we could write the same check using if rowNumber % 2 == 0 but you have to admit that’s less clear – having isMultiple(of:) as a method means it can be listed in code completion options in Xcode, which aids discoverability.
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Other changes in Swift 5.0…
- Raw strings
- A standard Result type
- Customizing string interpolation
- Dynamically callable types
- Handling future enum cases
- Flattening nested optionals resulting from try?
- Transforming and unwrapping dictionary values with compactMapValues()
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