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Swift Foundation Formatter Improvements
Apple added a much easier way to work with date, number and other data formatters in iOS 15 and macOS 12.
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SortComparator and SortDescriptor
Apple introduced the
SortDescriptortype and the relatedSortComparatorprotocol in iOS 15. They are Swift friendly versions of the existingNSSortDescriptorandNSComparator. -
Swift Optional Pattern Matching
A quick tip on using the Swift Optional pattern when you want to match on optional types in a switch of case-let statement.
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Using @SceneStorage With @FetchRequest
Are you having trouble using @SceneStorage to configure a Core Data @FetchRequest? Here’s what worked for me.
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SceneStorage For Custom Types
Apple introduced the @AppStorage and @SceneStorage property wrappers to SwiftUI in iOS 14.0 (and macOS 11.0, tvOS 14.0 and watchOS 7.0). The former makes it easier to save user settings and the latter to save and restore view state.