(SWIFT SPECIFICALLY) lets say i have a function like this

static func * (complex: i, number: Int) -> i{
    return i(number*complex.times)
}

as you can see, i want to be able to multiply a complex number by an integer. however, this only works if the complexe number is on the left side (such as: i(5) * 5) so i can do i(10) * 8 but not 8 * i(10) because the function parameters have to be in a certain order. I am aware i can just make a second overloaded function, but is tehre any way around it? im learning swift and it would be nice to learn some tips and tricks. THanks, from me

CodePudding user response：

No there isn't, but you can write one function to call the other to avoid duplicating the implementation.

static func * (complex: i, number: Int) -> i{
    return i(number*complex.times)
}

static func * (number: Int, complex: i) -> i{
    return complex * number
}

CodePudding user response：

No, the parameters to Swift functions have a specific order. Swift does not support unordered parameters. As Craig points out in his answer, you can provide multiple versions of a function that take their parameters in different orders and have them all call the same function that actually implements the code.