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diff --git a/swift.html.markdown b/swift.html.markdown index 1f9fe897..8582131a 100644 --- a/swift.html.markdown +++ b/swift.html.markdown @@ -692,6 +692,11 @@ print(mySquare.sideLength) // 4 // cast instance let aShape = mySquare as Shape +// downcast instance: +// Because downcasting can fail, the result can be an optional (as?) or an implicitly unwrpped optional (as!). +let anOptionalSquare = aShape as? Square // This will return nil if aShape is not a Square +let aSquare = aShape as! Square // This will throw a runtime error if aShape is not a Square + // compare instances, not the same as == which compares objects (equal to) if mySquare === mySquare { print("Yep, it's mySquare") |