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  • Kurt M
    Kurt M
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    It seems that Swift 2 no longer uses #hash shorthand notation for external names of parameters of functions?

    Posted September 16, 2015 12:45am by Kurt M
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    • Swift Functions and Optionals
    • Parameters and Tuples
    • Named Parameters

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  • Rani Shayto
    Rani Shayto
    769 Points

    Adding an Int along with a String to a function

    Posted August 19, 2015 1:59pm by Rani Shayto
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  • Harry Jones
    Harry Jones
    2,964 Points

    What's the difference between local and external parameters?

    Posted July 23, 2015 4:19pm by Harry Jones
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  • Phil Hanson
    Phil Hanson
    764 Points

    Not a question, a comment

    Posted June 21, 2015 6:23pm by Phil Hanson
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  • Richard Levy
    Richard Levy
    554 Points

    Distinguishing parameter labels, names and values

    Posted March 17, 2015 2:54am by Richard Levy
    Richard Levy
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    • Swift Functions and Optionals
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  • DAvid Schuster
    DAvid Schuster
    875 Points

    paramerter label vs. parameter name?

    Posted March 15, 2015 2:20pm by DAvid Schuster
    DAvid Schuster
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  • orangebear
    orangebear
    1,909 Points

    What is the point of having named parameters? How do they help?

    Posted October 16, 2014 3:17am by orangebear
    orangebear
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  • ankushdharkar
    ankushdharkar
    7,530 Points

    Does this video have some difficulty in playing?

    Posted October 11, 2014 9:51pm by ankushdharkar
    ankushdharkar
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