Array of functions in Swift

Question

How can I store an array of functions to callback later in an array like in JavaScript? Any and AnyObject type cannot hold functions with different types of method signatures.

Answer 1

You can use an enum to put various functions into the Array and then extract the functions with a switch.

    enum MyFuncs {
        case Arity0 ( Void -> Void )
        case Arity2 ( (Int, String) -> Void)
    }

    func someFunc(n:Int, S:String) { }
    func boringFunc() {}
    var funcs = Array<MyFuncs>()
    funcs.append(MyFuncs.Arity0(boringFunc))
    funcs.append( MyFuncs.Arity2(someFunc))

    for f in funcs {
        switch f {
        case let .Arity0(f):
            f()  // call the function with no arguments
        case let .Arity2(f):
            f(2,"fred") // call the function with two args
        }
    }