Programming in Swift: Functions & Types
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Notes: 39. Challenge: Inheritance
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I’ve got an inheritance challenge for you! Again, everything you need is in the playground for this part of the course. Pause the video, and do your best to work through the exercises. Then, come back to see how I did things. Have fun!
class Animal {
func speak() { }
}
class WildAnimal: Animal {
let isPoisonous: Bool
}
init(isPoisonous: Bool) {
self.isPoisonous = isPoisonous
}
}
class Pet: Animal {
let name: String
}
init(name: String) {
self.name = name
}
func play() {
print("Playtime! ... now naptime 💤")
}
override func speak() {
print("Hi I'm \(name)! I am cute. Pet me!")
}
class Cat: Pet {
override func speak() {
print("I can has Cheezeburger?")
}
}
let animal = Animal()
let babyAragog = WildAnimal(isPoisonous: true)
let babySmaug = WildAnimal(isPoisonous: false)
let hamtaro = Pet(name: "Hamtaro")
let ozma = Cat(name: "Ozma")
let animals = [animal, babyAragog, babySmaug, hamtaro, ozma]
func printElevatorPitch(forAnimal animal: Animal) {
}
if let animal = animal as? WildAnimal {
}
print(animal.isPoisonous ? "It's only a little poisonous!" : "It's not even poisonous!")
return
}
if let pet = animal as? Pet {
switch pet {
}
case let cat as Cat:
print("It's a kitty named \(cat.name)! I've always wanted a kitty.")
cat.speak()
return
default:
print("This is definitely a normal sort of pet and I've named them \(pet.name).")
pet.speak()
pet.play()
return
}
print("It's Animal! You know, the Muppet?")
}
animals.forEach(printElevatorPitch(forAnimal:))