iOS Developer Interview Questions
When would you use the defer keyword in Swift?
Suggested approach: Go straight in with a clear explanation before adding more detail: this is used to delay a piece of work until a function ends, similar to how try/finally works in some other languages.
Once you've done that, be sure to give a specific example such as saving a file once everything has been written – any kind of work that absolutely must take place.
For bonus points, mention how you can defer multiple pieces of work, and they get executed in reverse as Swift unwinds the defer stack.
Estimated difficulty: Intermediate
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