Generics

func swapTwoValues<T>(inout a: T, inout b: T) {
    let temporaryA = a
    a = b
    b = temporaryA
}

var someInt = 3
var anotherInt = 107
swapTwoValues(&someInt, &anotherInt)
// someInt is now 107, and anotherInt is now 3

var someString = "hello"
var anotherString = "world"
swapTwoValues(&someString, &anotherString)
// someString is now "world", and anotherString is now "hello"  

struct Stack<T> {
    var items = T[]()
    mutating func push(item: T) {
        items.append(item)
    }
    mutating func pop() -> T {
        return items.removeLast()
    }
}

var stackOfStrings = Stack<String>()
stackOfStrings.push("uno")
stackOfStrings.push("dos")
stackOfStrings.push("tres")
stackOfStrings.push("cuatro")
// the stack now contains 4 strings
let fromTheTop = stackOfStrings.pop()
// fromTheTop is equal to "cuatro", and the stack now contains 3 strings   

Type Constraints:

func someFunction<T: SomeClass, U: SomeProtocol>(someT: T, someU: U) {
    // function body goes here
} 

func findIndex<T: Equatable>(array: T[], valueToFind: T) -> Int? {
    for (index, value) in enumerate(array) {
        if value == valueToFind {
            return index
        }
    }
    return nil
}

let doubleIndex = findIndex([3.14159, 0.1, 0.25], 9.3)
// doubleIndex is an optional Int with no value, because 9.3 is not in the array
let stringIndex = findIndex(["Mike", "Malcolm", "Andrea"], "Andrea")
// stringIndex is an optional Int containing a value of 2  

Associated Types:

protocol Container {
    typealias ItemType
    mutating func append(item: ItemType)
    var count: Int { get }
    subscript(i: Int) -> ItemType { get }
}

struct Stack<T>: Container {
    // original Stack<T> implementation
    var items = T[]()
    mutating func push(item: T) {
        items.append(item)
    }
    mutating func pop() -> T {
        return items.removeLast()
    }
    // conformance to the Container protocol
    // 自动推断出 typealias ItemType = T
    mutating func append(item: T) {
        self.push(item)
    }
    var count: Int {
    return items.count
    }
    subscript(i: Int) -> T {
        return items[i]
    }
}  

extension Array: Container {}

Array’s existing append method and subscript enable Swift to infer the appropriate type to use for ItemType, just as for the generic Stack type above. After defining this extension, you can use any Array as a Container.

Where Clauses:

func allItemsMatch<
    C1: Container, C2: Container
    where C1.ItemType == C2.ItemType, C1.ItemType: Equatable>
    (someContainer: C1, anotherContainer: C2) -> Bool {

        // check that both containers contain the same number of items
        if someContainer.count != anotherContainer.count {
            return false
        }

        // check each pair of items to see if they are equivalent
        for i in 0..someContainer.count {
            if someContainer[i] != anotherContainer[i] {
                return false
            }
        }

        // all items match, so return true
        return true

}

var stackOfStrings = Stack<String>()
stackOfStrings.push("uno")
stackOfStrings.push("dos")
stackOfStrings.push("tres")

var arrayOfStrings = ["uno", "dos", "tres"]

if allItemsMatch(stackOfStrings, arrayOfStrings) {
    println("All items match.")
} else {
    println("Not all items match.")
}
// prints "All items match."