Hello I was wondering if there is a way to ensure that a C program I am writing can only write to 1 virtual page. I am trying to test how space efficient different Mallocs are and I need a way to ensure that the OS will not try to swap out pages making the space efficiency test pointless. I am on Mac OS Sonoma v14.5.
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Hello,
Please see the test project at https://we.tl/t-aWAu7kk9lD
I have a json array showing in Xcode debugger (from the line "print(dataString)"):
Optional("[{\"id\":\"8e8tcssu4u2hn7a71tkveahjhn8xghqcfkwf1bzvtrw5nu0b89w\",\"name\":\"Test name 0\",\"country\":\"Test country 0\",\"type\":\"Test type 0\",\"situation\":\"Test situation 0\",\"timestamp\":\"1546848000\"},{\"id\":\"z69718a1a5z2y5czkwrhr1u37h7h768v05qr3pf1h4r4yrt5a68\",\"name\":\"Test name 1\",\"country\":\"Test country 1\",\"type\":\"Test type 1\",\"situation\":\"Test situation 1\",\"timestamp\":\"1741351615\"},{\"id\":\"fh974sv586nhyysbhg5nak444968h7hgcgh6yw0usbvcz9b0h69\",\"name\":\"Test name 2\",\"country\":\"Test country 2\",\"type\":\"Test type 2\",\"situation\":\"Test situation 2\",\"timestamp\":\"1741351603\"},{\"id\":\"347272052385993\",\"name\":\"Test name 3\",\"country\":\"Test country 3\",\"type\":\"Test type 3\",\"situation\":\"Test situation 3\",\"timestamp\":\"1741351557\"}]")
But my JSON decoder is throwing a catch error
Line 57, Error in JSON parsing
typeMismatch(Swift.Dictionary<Swift.String, Any>, Swift.DecodingError.Context(codingPath: [], debugDescription: "Expected to decode Dictionary<String, Any> but found an array instead.", underlyingError: nil))
This is the code:
let urlString = "https://www.notafunnyname.com/jsonmockup.php"
let url = URL(string: urlString)
guard url != nil else {
return
}
let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: url!) { (data, response, error) in
var dataString = String(data: data!, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
print(dataString)
if error == nil && data != nil {
// Parse JSON
let decoder = JSONDecoder()
do {
let newsFeed = try decoder.decode(NewsFeed.self, from: data!)
print("line 51")
print(newsFeed)
print(error)
}
catch{
print("Line 57, Error in JSON parsing")
print(error)
}
}
}
// Make the API Call
dataTask.resume()
}
And this is my Codable file NewsFeed.swift:
struct NewsFeed: Codable {
var id: String
var name: String
var country: String
var type: String
var situation: String
var timestamp: String
}
Please do you know how to resolve the typeMismatch error?
Topic:
Programming Languages
SubTopic:
Swift
Is there a way to achieve the following using C++/Swift interoperability:
class MyCppClass
{
public:
...
...
private:
bool member1;
ACppClass member2;
ASwiftClass member3;
}
I'm aware of the recent C++/Objective-C interoperability compiler setting, but can't find any information on whether this is possible.
I've watched the Apple video:
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10172/
and seen this post from Quinn:
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/768928
but I don't see anyone discussing this kind of situation.
Thanks in advance.
Topic:
Programming Languages
SubTopic:
Swift
Hello,
For the below code please can you tell me why the test code print("line 64") is being printed after the test code print("line 84") ? (i.e. how do I stop that happening?)
I would like the program to wait until the results array has been parsed before continuing the code (otherwise it does not have content to present).
I'm a bit confused why this is happening because I haven't written "async" anywhere.
import UIKit
struct NewsFeed: Codable {
var id: String
var name: String
var country: String
var type: String
var situation: String
var timestamp: String
}
class QuoteTableViewController: UITableViewController {
var newsFeed: [[String: String]] = []
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
// let selectedQuote = quotes[indexPath.row]
// performSegue(withIdentifier: "moveToQuoteDetail", sender: selectedQuote)
}
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// tableView.dataSource = self
}
// Uncomment the following line to preserve selection between presentations
// self.clearsSelectionOnViewWillAppear = false
// Uncomment the following line to display an Edit button in the navigation bar for this view controller.
// self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = self.editButtonItem
// MARK: - Table view data source
override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
// #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of sections
return 1
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
// (viewDidLoad loads after tableView)
// try getting array results here
let urlString = "https://www.notafunnyname.com/jsonmockup.php"
let url = URL(string: urlString)
let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: url!) { (data, response, error) in
var dataString = String(data: data!, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
if error == nil && data != nil {
// Parse JSON
let decoder = JSONDecoder()
do {
var newsFeed = try decoder.decode([NewsFeed].self, from: data!)
print("line 64")
// print(newsFeed)
// print("line 125")
// print(newsFeed.count)
print(error)
}
catch{
print("Line 72, Error in JSON parsing")
print(error)
}
}
}
// Make the API Call
dataTask.resume()
// #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of rows
print("line 84")
print(newsFeed.count)
return 10
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
// let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "reuseIdentifier", for: indexPath)
let cell = UITableViewCell ()
cell.textLabel?.text = "test"
return cell
}
/*
// Override to support conditional editing of the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canEditRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
// Return false if you do not want the specified item to be editable.
return true
}
*/
/*
// Override to support editing the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, commit editingStyle: UITableViewCell.EditingStyle, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
if editingStyle == .delete {
// Delete the row from the data source
tableView.deleteRows(at: [indexPath], with: .fade)
} else if editingStyle == .insert {
// Create a new instance of the appropriate class, insert it into the array, and add a new row to the table view
}
}
*/
/*
// Override to support rearranging the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, moveRowAt fromIndexPath: IndexPath, to: IndexPath) {
}
*/
/*
// Override to support conditional rearranging of the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canMoveRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
// Return false if you do not want the item to be re-orderable.
return true
}
*/
// MARK: - Navigation
// In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
// Get the new view controller using segue.destination.
// Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
// getPrice()
print("test_segue")
if let quoteViewController = segue.destination as? QuoteDetailViewController{
if let selectedQuote = sender as? String {
quoteViewController.title = selectedQuote
}
}
}
}
Many thanks
Topic:
Programming Languages
SubTopic:
Swift
When I run app, it works on iOS16+ device. But when I run on iOS15 device just working on debug mode, if I run release or profile modeI got runtime error:
Log:
(lldb) dyld[4928]: Symbol not found: (_objc_claimAutoreleasedReturnValue)
Referenced from: '/private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/C724D7C6-82FA-4AF3-AE83-EC035B4429A5/Runner.app/Frameworks/geolocator_apple.framework/geolocator_apple'
Expected in: '/usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib'
thread #1, stop reason = signal SIGABRT
frame #0: 0x0000000106cbb2cc dyld`__abort_with_payload + 8
dyld`__abort_with_payload:
-&gt; 0x106cbb2cc &lt;+8&gt;: b.lo 0x106cbb2e8 ; &lt;+36&gt;
0x106cbb2d0 &lt;+12&gt;: stp x29, x30, [sp, #-0x10]!
0x106cbb2d4 &lt;+16&gt;: mov x29, sp
0x106cbb2d8 &lt;+20&gt;: bl 0x106c8164c ; cerror_nocancel
Target 0: (Runner) stopped.
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I'm continuing with the migration towards Swift 6. Within one of our libraries, I want to check whether a parameter object: Any? confirms to Sendable.
I tried the most obvious one:
if let sendable = object as? Sendable {
}
But that results into the compiler error "Marker protocol 'Sendable' cannot be used in a conditional cast".
Is there an other way to do this?
Hello,
I was expecting the code below to print the test message "line 25" because the class "API" is being called on line 57. But "line 25" is not being displayed in the debug window, please could you tell me why?
This is the debugging window:
line 93
0
line 93
0
line 93
0
import UIKit
// not sure these 2 below are needed
import SwiftUI
import Combine
struct NewsFeed: Codable {
var id: String
var name: String
var country: String
var type: String
var situation: String
var timestamp: String
}
let urlString = "https://www.notafunnyname.com/jsonmockup.php"
let url = URL(string: urlString)
let session = URLSession.shared
class API: ObservableObject {
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: url!) { (data, response, error) in
print("line 25")
var dataString = String(data: data!, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
if error == nil && data != nil {
// Parse JSON
let decoder = JSONDecoder()
do {
var newsFeed = try decoder.decode([NewsFeed].self, from: data!)
print("line 38")
// print(newsFeed)
// print("line 125")
// print(newsFeed.count)
print(error)
}
catch{
print("Line 46, Error in JSON parsing")
print(error)
}
}
}.resume
// Make the API Call - not sure why but error clears if moved to line above
// dataTask.resume()
}
let myAPIarray = API()
class QuoteTableViewController: UITableViewController {
var newsFeed: [[String: String]] = []
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
// let selectedQuote = quotes[indexPath.row]
// performSegue(withIdentifier: "moveToQuoteDetail", sender: selectedQuote)
}
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// tableView.dataSource = self
}
// Uncomment the following line to preserve selection between presentations
// self.clearsSelectionOnViewWillAppear = false
// Uncomment the following line to display an Edit button in the navigation bar for this view controller.
// self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = self.editButtonItem
// MARK: - Table view data source
override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
// #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of sections
return 1
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
// (viewDidLoad loads after tableView)
// #warning Incomplete implementation, return the number of rows
print("line 93")
print(newsFeed.count)
return 10
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
// let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "reuseIdentifier", for: indexPath)
let cell = UITableViewCell ()
cell.textLabel?.text = "test"
return cell
}
/*
// Override to support conditional editing of the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canEditRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
// Return false if you do not want the specified item to be editable.
return true
}
*/
/*
// Override to support editing the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, commit editingStyle: UITableViewCell.EditingStyle, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
if editingStyle == .delete {
// Delete the row from the data source
tableView.deleteRows(at: [indexPath], with: .fade)
} else if editingStyle == .insert {
// Create a new instance of the appropriate class, insert it into the array, and add a new row to the table view
}
}
*/
/*
// Override to support rearranging the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, moveRowAt fromIndexPath: IndexPath, to: IndexPath) {
}
*/
/*
// Override to support conditional rearranging of the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canMoveRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
// Return false if you do not want the item to be re-orderable.
return true
}
*/
// MARK: - Navigation
// In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
// Get the new view controller using segue.destination.
// Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
// getPrice()
print("test_segue")
if let quoteViewController = segue.destination as? QuoteDetailViewController{
if let selectedQuote = sender as? String {
quoteViewController.title = selectedQuote
}
}
}
}
Topic:
Programming Languages
SubTopic:
Swift
I’m working with Swift and encountered an issue when using the contains method on an array. The following code works fine:
let result = ["hello", "world"].contains(Optional("hello")) // ✅ Works fine
However, when I try to use the same contains method with the array declared in a separate constant(or variable), I get a compile-time error:
let stringArray = ["hello", "world"]
let result = stringArray.contains(Optional("hello")) // ❌ Compile-time error
The compiler produces the following error message:
Cannot convert value of type 'Optional<String>' to expected argument type 'String'
Both examples seem conceptually similar, but the second one causes a compile-time error, while the first one works fine.
This confuses me because I know that Swift automatically promotes a non-optional value to an optional when comparing it with an optional value. This means "hello" should be implicitly converted to Optional("hello") for the comparison.
What I understand so far:
The contains(_:) method is defined as:
func contains(_ element: Element) -> Bool
Internally, it calls contains(where:), as seen in the Swift source code:
🔗 Reference
contains(where:) takes a closure that applies the == operator for comparison.
Since Swift allows comparing String and String? directly (String is implicitly promoted to String? when compared with an optional), I expected contains(where:) to work the same way.
My Questions:
Why does the first example work, but the second one fails with a compile-time error?
What exactly causes this error in the second case, even though both cases involve comparing an optional value with a non-optional value?
Does contains(_:) behave differently when used with an explicit array variable rather than a direct array literal? If so, why?
I know that there are different ways to resolve this, like using nil coalescing or optional binding, but what I’m really looking for is a detailed explanation of why this issue occurs at the compile-time level.
Can anyone explain the underlying reason for this behavior?
I tried to build the project with Xcode 16.3 and I initially got an error that TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR does not exist, then I changed this flag to TARGET_OS_SIMULATOR, but it did not solve the problem
Hi all,
I'm running into a Swift Concurrency issue and would appreciate some help understanding what's going on.
I have a protocol and an actor set up like this:
protocol PersistenceListener: AnyObject {
func persistenceDidUpdate(key: String, newValue: Any?)
}
actor Persistence {
func addListener(_ listener: PersistenceListener) {
listeners.add(listener)
}
/// Removes a listener.
func removeListener(_ listener: PersistenceListener) {
listeners.remove(listener)
}
// MARK: - Private Properties
private var listeners = NSHashTable<AnyObject>.weakObjects()
// MARK: - Private Methods
/// Notifies all registered listeners on the main actor.
private func notifyListeners(key: String, value: Any?) async {
let currentListeners = listeners.allObjects.compactMap { $0 as? PersistenceListener }
for listener in currentListeners {
await MainActor.run {
listener.persistenceDidUpdate(key: key, newValue: value)
}
}
}
}
When I compile this code, I get a concurrency error:
"Sending 'listener' risks causing data races"
I am a Chinese student beginner ,do you have any advice for me to learn swift?I don't know how to start it.Please!🙏
Topic:
Programming Languages
SubTopic:
Swift
Hi, I'm trying to add Swift code to my Obj-C project. I've gone through all the tutorials and troubleshooting advice I can find online, no dice. I would appreciate any help, thank you so much in advance.
I add a new swift file to my Obj-C project
XCode offers to create a bridging header file for me, yes please
New .swift file and .h file are added to my project no problem
Header file shows up in build settings no problem
I add a new class to my new swift file ("@objc class HelloPrinter: NSObject")
When I build the app, nothing is generated in the bridging header file and the class is obviously inaccessible to my obj-c code
Is this supposed to work? My understanding is that it's supposed to work.
Somewhat concerning is the text that XCode puts in the bridging header file when it's created: "Use this file to import your target's public headers that you would like to expose to Swift."
I don't want to use this bridging header file for anything. I want XCode to GENERATE STUFF in the bridging file. I also don't want to expose anything to Swift. I want the opposite to happen. So I don't get this text at all. Thanks in advance again.
Topic:
Programming Languages
SubTopic:
Swift
Hi Apple Developer Community,
I'm facing a crash when updating an array of tuples from both a background thread and the main thread simultaneously. Here's a simplified version of the code in a macOS app using AppKit:
class ViewController: NSViewController {
var mainthreadButton = NSButton(title: "test", target: self, action: nil)
var numbers = Array(repeating: (dim: Int, key: String)(0, "default"), count: 1000)
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
view.addSubview(mainthreadButton)
mainthreadButton.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
mainthreadButton.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerXAnchor).isActive = true
mainthreadButton.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerYAnchor).isActive = true
mainthreadButton.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 100).isActive = true
mainthreadButton.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 100).isActive = true
mainthreadButton.target = self
mainthreadButton.action = #selector(arraytest(_:))
}
@objc func arraytest(_ sender: NSButton) {
print("array update started")
// Background update
DispatchQueue.global().async {
for i in 0..<1000 {
self.numbers[i].dim = i
}
}
// Main thread update
var sum = 0
for i in 0..<1000 {
numbers[i].dim = i + 1
sum += numbers[i].dim
print("test \(sum)")
}
mainthreadButton.title = "test = \(sum)"
}
}
This results in a crash with the following message:
malloc: double free for ptr 0x136040c00
malloc: *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
What's interesting:
This crash only happens when the tuple contains a String ((dim: Int, key: String))
If I change the tuple type to use two Int values ((dim: Int, key: Int)), the crash does not occur
My Questions:
Why does mutating an array of tuples containing a String crash when accessed from multiple threads?
Why is the crash avoided when the tuple contains only primitive types like Int?
Is there an underlying memory management issue with value types containing reference types like String?
Any explanation about this behavior and best practices for thread-safe mutation of such arrays would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
and yeah, swift vaguely is reminiscent of a programming language I developed, but
I want swift To do
return if (var blah:Int32 == 43){
blah = blah2;
}
your welcome !! thank me on my new accounting job lol =/
basically I want to return conditional statements for a private reason
I get many warnings like this when I build an old project.
I asked AI chatbot which gave me several solutions, the recommended one is:
var hashBag = [String: Int]()
func updateHashBag() async {
var tempHashBag = hashBag // make copy
await withTaskGroup(of: Void.self) { group in
group.addTask {
tempHashBag["key1"] = 1
}
group.addTask {
tempHashBag["key2"] = 2
}
}
hashBag = tempHashBag // copy back?
}
My understanding is that in the task group, the concurrency engine ensures synchronized modifications on the temp copy in multiple tasks. I should not worry about this.
My question is about performance.
What if I want to put a lot of data into the bag? Does the compiler do some kind of magics to optimize low level memory allocations? For example, the temp copy actually is not a real copy, it is a special reference to the original hash bag; it is only grammar glue that I am modifying the copy.
What is the most obvious method of calling StoreKit from C++. I'm getting blocked by the fact that most of the critical StoreKit calls are async and functions marked a sync don't show up in the swift header for me to call from C++ (at least as far as I can tell).
I'm trying to call
let result = try await Product.products(for:productIDs) or
let result = try await product.purchase()
And C++ can't even see any functions I wrap these in as far as I can tell because i have to make them async. What am I missing?
I tried a lot of alternates, like wrapping in
Task { let result = try await Product.products(for:productIDs) }
and it gives me 'Passing closure as a sending parameter' errors.
Also when I try to call the same above code it gives me 'initializtion of immutable value never used' errors and the variables never appear.
Code:
struct storeChooser {
public var productIDs: [String]
public function checkProduct1 {
Task { let result = try await Product.products(for: productIDs) }
The above gives the initialization of immutable value skipped, and when I create a
@State var products
Then I get the 'passing closure as a sending parameter' error when i try to run it in a task
it appears if I could make the function async and call it from C++ and have it return nothing it may work, does anyone know how to get C++ to see an async function in the -Swift.h file?
I am currently encountering two deprecated errors in my code. Could someone please identify the issues with the code?
Errors:
'init(coordinateRegion:interactionModes:showsUserLocation:userTrackingMode:annotationItems:annotationContent:)' was deprecated in iOS 17.0: Use Map initializers that take a MapContentBuilder instead.
'MapAnnotation' was deprecated in iOS 17.0: Use Annotation along with Map initializers that take a MapContentBuilder instead.
Code:
// MARK: - Stores Map (Dynamic)
struct StoresMapView: View {
@State private var storeLocations: [StoreLocation] = []
@State private var region = MKCoordinateRegion(
center: CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: -31.95, longitude: 115.86),
span: MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: 0.5, longitudeDelta: 0.5)
)
var body: some View {
Map(coordinateRegion: $region, interactionModes: .all, annotationItems: storeLocations) { store in
MapAnnotation(coordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: store.latitude, longitude: store.longitude)) {
VStack(spacing: 4) {
Image(systemName: "leaf.circle.fill")
.font(.title)
.foregroundColor(.green)
Text(store.name)
.font(.caption)
.fixedSize()
}
}
}
.onAppear(perform: loadStoreData)
.navigationTitle("Store Locator")
}
private func loadStoreData() {
guard let url = URL(string: "https://example.com/cop092/StoreLocations.json") else { return }
URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { data, _, _ in
if let data = data, let decoded = try? JSONDecoder().decode([StoreLocation].self, from: data) {
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.storeLocations = decoded
if let first = decoded.first {
self.region.center = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: first.latitude, longitude: first.longitude)
}
}
}
}.resume()
}
}
I have a Swift Package that contains an Objective-C target. The target contains Objective-C literals but unfortunately the compiler says "Initializer element is not a compile-time constant", what am I doing wrong?
Based on the error triggering in the upper half, I take it that objc_array_literals is on.
My target definition looks like:
.target(
name: "MyTarget",
path: "Sources/MySourcesObjC",
publicHeadersPath: "include",
cxxSettings: [
.unsafeFlags("-fobjc-constant-literals")
]
),
I believe Objective-C literals are enabled since a long time but I still tried passing in the -fobjc-constant-literals flag and no luck.
To be clear I'm not interested in a run-time initialization, I really want it to be compile time. Does anyone know what I can do?
I've been teaching myself Objective-C and I wanted to start creating projects that don't use ARC to become better at memory management and learn how it all works. I've been attempting to build and run applications, but I'm not really sure where to start as modern iOS development is used with Swift and memory management is handled.
Is there any way to create modern applications that use Objective-C, UIKit, and not use ARC?
I am trying to use initialize a Decimal type using its generic binary integer exactly initializer but it keeps crashing with a fatal error regardless of the value used:
Code to reproduce the issue:
let binaryInteger = -10
let decimal = Decimal(exactly: binaryInteger) // error: Execution was interrupted, reason: EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION (code=EXC_I386_INVOP, subcode=0x0).
Is it a known bug?