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1 | 1 | Note: This is in reverse chronological order, so newer entries are added to the top.
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3 | 3 | Swift 3.0
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| 6 | +* [SE-0057](https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0057-importing-objc-generics.md): |
| 7 | + Objective-C lightweight generic classes are now imported as generic types |
| 8 | + in Swift. Because Objective-C generics are not represented at runtime, |
| 9 | + there are some limitations on what can be done with them in Swift: |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | + - If an ObjC generic class is used in a checked `as?`, `as!`, or `is` cast, |
| 12 | + the generic parameters are not checked at runtime. The cast succeeds if the |
| 13 | + operand is an instance of the ObjC class, regardless of parameters. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | + ```swift |
| 16 | + let x = NSFoo<NSNumber>(value: NSNumber(integer: 0)) |
| 17 | + let y: AnyObject = x |
| 18 | + let z = y as! NSFoo<NSString> // Succeeds |
| 19 | + ``` |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | + - Swift subclasses can only inherit an ObjC generic class if its generic |
| 22 | + parameters are fully specified. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | + ```swift |
| 25 | + // Error: Can't inherit ObjC generic class with unbound parameter T |
| 26 | + class SwiftFoo1<T>: NSFoo<T> { } |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | + // OK: Can inherit ObjC generic class with specific parameters |
| 29 | + class SwiftFoo2<T>: NSFoo<NSString> { } |
| 30 | + ``` |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | + - Swift can extend ObjC generic classes, but the extensions cannot be |
| 33 | + constrained, and definitions inside the extension do not have access to |
| 34 | + the class's generic parameters. |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | + ```swift |
| 37 | + extension NSFoo { |
| 38 | + // Error: Can't access generic param T |
| 39 | + func foo() -> T { |
| 40 | + return T() |
| 41 | + } |
| 42 | + } |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | + // Error: extension can't be constrained |
| 45 | + extension NSFoo where T: NSString { |
| 46 | + } |
| 47 | + ``` |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | + - Foundation container classes `NS[Mutable]Array`, `NS[Mutable]Set`, and |
| 50 | + `NS[Mutable]Dictionary` are still imported as nongeneric classes for |
| 51 | + the time being. |
5 | 52 |
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6 | 53 | * As part of the changes for SE-0055 (see below), the *pointee* types of
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7 | 54 | imported pointers (e.g. the `id` in `id *`) are no longer assumed to always
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