Something I’ve come across in iOS 11 is that you can’t override properties that are only available on iOS 11 when deploying with a deployment target less than the current target.
For example the following code is invalid:
extension UIViewController {
@available(iOS, introduced: 11.0)
open override var additionalSafeAreaInsets: UIEdgeInsets {
didSet {
// Do work here only relevant to iOS 11
}
}
}
This would be easily overridden in Obj-C, but I can’t do it in Swift. Is there any reason why this limitation exists?
I’m curious if anyone knows whether that is actually a bug, or a behavioural choice on Swift’s part?
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On 2 Aug 2017, at 10:31 am, Rod Brown via swift-users <swift-users@swift.org> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Something I’ve come across in iOS 11 is that you can’t override properties that are only available on iOS 11 when deploying with a deployment target less than the current target.
For example the following code is invalid:
extension UIViewController {
@available(iOS, introduced: 11.0)
open override var additionalSafeAreaInsets: UIEdgeInsets {
didSet {
// Do work here only relevant to iOS 11
}
}
}
This would be easily overridden in Obj-C, but I can’t do it in Swift. Is there any reason why this limitation exists?
I'm not sure why you're using 'override' in an extension. Did you mean to put that in a subclass? It seems to work for me there.
Yes, Swift will not let you replace existing methods/properties using an extension if it can statically see that the method/property already exists. (It's not even safe to do that in Objective-C, but the language doesn't stop you.)
Jordan
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On Aug 1, 2017, at 22:46, Rod Brown via swift-users <swift-users@swift.org> wrote:
I’m curious if anyone knows whether that is actually a bug, or a behavioural choice on Swift’s part?
On 2 Aug 2017, at 10:31 am, Rod Brown via swift-users <swift-users@swift.org <mailto:swift-users@swift.org>> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Something I’ve come across in iOS 11 is that you can’t override properties that are only available on iOS 11 when deploying with a deployment target less than the current target.
For example the following code is invalid:
extension UIViewController {
@available(iOS, introduced: 11.0)
open override var additionalSafeAreaInsets: UIEdgeInsets {
didSet {
// Do work here only relevant to iOS 11
}
}
}
This would be easily overridden in Obj-C, but I can’t do it in Swift. Is there any reason why this limitation exists?
So sorry, my snippet really wasn’t helpful there! Gah. I realise the extension wasn’t right! Sorry *facepalm*.
So I have a project. Its deployment target is iOS 10 (because we need 10.0 compatibility for the foreseeable future).
If I add the following code I get errors when it builds:
class MyViewControllerSubclass: UIViewController {
@available(iOS, introduced: 11.0)
override var additionalSafeAreaInsets: UIEdgeInsets {
didSet {
// Need to do work here
}
}
}
My only solution at this stage is currently to KVO on the AdditionalSafeAreaInsets property, which works, but this seems to point out a language deficiency.
On 3 Aug 2017, at 3:24 am, Jordan Rose <jordan_rose@apple.com> wrote:
I'm not sure why you're using 'override' in an extension. Did you mean to put that in a subclass? It seems to work for me there.
Yes, Swift will not let you replace existing methods/properties using an extension if it can statically see that the method/property already exists. (It's not even safe to do that in Objective-C, but the language doesn't stop you.)
Jordan
On Aug 1, 2017, at 22:46, Rod Brown via swift-users <swift-users@swift.org <mailto:swift-users@swift.org>> wrote:
I’m curious if anyone knows whether that is actually a bug, or a behavioural choice on Swift’s part?
On 2 Aug 2017, at 10:31 am, Rod Brown via swift-users <swift-users@swift.org <mailto:swift-users@swift.org>> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Something I’ve come across in iOS 11 is that you can’t override properties that are only available on iOS 11 when deploying with a deployment target less than the current target.
For example the following code is invalid:
extension UIViewController {
@available(iOS, introduced: 11.0)
open override var additionalSafeAreaInsets: UIEdgeInsets {
didSet {
// Do work here only relevant to iOS 11
}
}
}
This would be easily overridden in Obj-C, but I can’t do it in Swift. Is there any reason why this limitation exists?
Workaround: put the override in an extension, and put the availability on the extension declaration. That seems to work for me.
Sorry for the trouble!
Jordan
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On Aug 2, 2017, at 14:12, Rod Brown <rodney.brown6@icloud.com> wrote:
Jordan,
So sorry, my snippet really wasn’t helpful there! Gah. I realise the extension wasn’t right! Sorry *facepalm*.
So I have a project. Its deployment target is iOS 10 (because we need 10.0 compatibility for the foreseeable future).
If I add the following code I get errors when it builds:
class MyViewControllerSubclass: UIViewController {
@available(iOS, introduced: 11.0)
override var additionalSafeAreaInsets: UIEdgeInsets {
didSet {
// Need to do work here
}
}
}
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My only solution at this stage is currently to KVO on the AdditionalSafeAreaInsets property, which works, but this seems to point out a language deficiency.
Thanks
On 3 Aug 2017, at 3:24 am, Jordan Rose <jordan_rose@apple.com <mailto:jordan_rose@apple.com>> wrote:
I'm not sure why you're using 'override' in an extension. Did you mean to put that in a subclass? It seems to work for me there.
Yes, Swift will not let you replace existing methods/properties using an extension if it can statically see that the method/property already exists. (It's not even safe to do that in Objective-C, but the language doesn't stop you.)
Jordan
On Aug 1, 2017, at 22:46, Rod Brown via swift-users <swift-users@swift.org <mailto:swift-users@swift.org>> wrote:
I’m curious if anyone knows whether that is actually a bug, or a behavioural choice on Swift’s part?
On 2 Aug 2017, at 10:31 am, Rod Brown via swift-users <swift-users@swift.org <mailto:swift-users@swift.org>> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Something I’ve come across in iOS 11 is that you can’t override properties that are only available on iOS 11 when deploying with a deployment target less than the current target.
For example the following code is invalid:
extension UIViewController {
@available(iOS, introduced: 11.0)
open override var additionalSafeAreaInsets: UIEdgeInsets {
didSet {
// Do work here only relevant to iOS 11
}
}
}
This would be easily overridden in Obj-C, but I can’t do it in Swift. Is there any reason why this limitation exists?
