In Swift, the @discardableResult
attribute is used to indicate that it's acceptable to ignore the return value of a function. By applying @discardableResult
to a function that returns a value, you're letting the compiler know that it's intentional if the return value is not used, and it won't generate a warning for unused results.
Here’s an example:
class MyClass {
@discardableResult
func doSomething() -> Int {
// Perform some operation
return 42
}
}
let myObject = MyClass()
myObject.doSomething() // No warning about ignoring the return value
In this example, the doSomething
function returns an integer, but with @discardableResult
, you can call the function without assigning its result to a variable or using it in any way, and the compiler won't generate a warning.
PS: It’s important to use @discardableResult
with caution and only in cases where intentionally ignoring the return value makes sense. It's typically applied to functions that have a meaningful return value but where that return value might not be needed in all situations.