国外开发者最近发现,WWDC2014上苹果发布的新语言Swift,和古老的Scala语言在语法上存在众多的相似之处。
本文以苹果官方教程The Swift Programming Language中的示例,比较Swift与Scala两种语言实现同一功能的代码。
Swift语言从语法上来看,几乎是Scala的一个分支,在以下功能上几乎是等同的:类型继承、闭包、元组(Tuple)、协议、扩展、泛型等。
不过Swift的运行环境和Scala的区别还是很大,这个概念才是Swift最重要的。Scala语言编译成JVM程序,使用垃圾收集机制,与Java无缝整合。但Swift最终编译到机器代码,使用引用计数机制,与Objective-C无缝整合。所以Swift和Scala在代码表象上的相似,应该并不太影响两种语言本质机理上的重大不一致。
语言基础
你好,世界。
// Swift println("Hello,world!") // Scala */ println()
变量与常量
// Swift var myVariable = 42 myVariable = 50 let myConstant = 42 // Scala var myVariable = 50 val myConstant = 42
显式类型
// Swift let explicitDouble: Double = 70 // Scala val explicitDouble: Double = 70
强制类型转换
// Swift let label = "The width is " let width = 94 let widthLabel = label + String(width) //Scala val label = "The width is " val width = 94 val widthLabel = label + width
字符串数据填充
// Swift let apples = 3 let oranges = 5 let fruitSummary = "I have \(apples + oranges) " + "pieces of fruit." // Scala val apples = 3 val oranges = 5 val fruitSummary = s"I have ${apples + oranges} " + " pieces of fruit."
整数半开区间运算符
// Swift let names = ["Anna","Alex",68)">"Brian",68)">"Jack"] let count = names.count for i in 0..count { println("Person \(i + 1) is called \(names[i])") } // Person 1 is called Anna // Person 2 is called Alex // Person 3 is called Brian // Person 4 is called Jack // Scala val names = Array("Jack") val count = names.length for (i <- 0 until count) { println(s"Person ${i + 1} is called ${names(i)}") } // Person 4 is called Jack
整数闭区间运算符
// Swift for index in 1...5 { println("\(index) times 5 is \(index * 5)") } // 1 times 5 is 5 // 2 times 5 is 10 // 3 times 5 is 15 // 4 times 5 is 20 // 5 times 5 is 25 // Scala for (index <- 1 to 5) { println(s"$index times 5 is ${index * 5}") } // 5 times 5 is 25
集合
数组
// Swift var shoppingList = ["catfish",68)">"water", "tulips",68)">"blue paint"] shoppingList[1] = "bottle of water" // Scala var shoppingList = Array("blue paint") shoppingList(1) = "bottle of water"
字典
// Swift var occupations = [ "Malcolm": "Captain",68)">"Kaylee": "Mechanic",] occupations["Jayne"] = "Public Relations" // Scala var occupations = scala.collection.mutable.Map( "Malcolm" -> "Kaylee" -> "Mechanic" ) occupations("Jayne") = "Public Relations"
空集
// Swift let emptyArray = String[]() let emptyDictionary = Dictionary<String,Float>() let emptyArrayNoType = [] // Scala val emptyArray = Array[String]() val emptyDictionary = Map[String,Float]() val emptyArrayNoType = Array()
函数
函数定义
// Swift
func greet(name: String,day: String) -> String {
return "Hello \(name),today is \(day)."
}
greet("Bob",68)">"Tuesday")
// Scala
def greet(name: String,day: String): String = {
return s"Hello $name,today is $day."
}
greet("Tuesday")
元组(Tuple)返回值
// Swift
func getGasPrices() -> (Double,Double,Double) {
return (3.59,3.69,153)">3.79)
}
// Scala
def getGasPrices(): (Double,Double) = {
return (3.79)
}
可变数量参数
// Swift
func sumOf(numbers: Int...) -> Int {
var sum = 0
for number in numbers {
sum += number
}
return sum
}
sumOf(42,153)">597,153)">12)
// Scala
def sumOf(numbers: Int*): Int = {
var sum = 0
for (number <- numbers) {
sum += number
}
return sum
}
sumOf(12)
函数作为数据类型
// Swift
func makeIncrementer() -> (Int -> Int) {
func addOne(number: Int) -> Int {
return 1 + number
}
return addOne
}
var increment = makeIncrementer()
increment(7)
// Scala
def makeIncrementer(): Int => Int = {
def addOne(number: Int): Int = {
return 7)
集合迭代器(Map)
// Swift var numbers = [20,153)">19,153)">7,153)">12] numbers.map({ number in 3 * number }) // Scala var numbers = Array(12) numbers.map( number => 3 * number )
排序
// Swift sort([1,153)">5,153)">3,153)">12,153)">2]) { $0 > $1 } // Scala Array(2).sortWith(_ > _)
命名参数
// Swift
def area(width: Int,height: Int) -> Int {
return width * height
}
area(width: 10,height: 10)
// Scala
def area(width: Int,height: Int): Int = {
return width * height
}
area(width = 10)
类
定义
// Swift class Shape { var numberOfSides = 0 func simpleDescription() -> String { return "A shape with \(numberOfSides) sides." } } // Scala 0 def simpleDescription(): String = { return s"A shape with $numberOfSides sides." } }
使用
// Swift var shape = Shape() shape.numberOfSides = 7 var shapeDescription = shape.simpleDescription() // Scala var shape = new Shape() shape.numberOfSides = 7 var shapeDescription = shape.simpleDescription()
子类
// Swift
class NamedShape {
var numberOfSides: Int = 0
var name: String
init(name: String) {
self.name = name
}
func simpleDescription() -> String {
return "A shape with \(numberOfSides) sides."
}
}
class Square: NamedShape {
var sideLength: Double
init(sideLength: Double,name: String) {
self.sideLength = sideLength
super.init(name: name)
numberOfSides = 4
}
func area() -> Double {
return sideLength * sideLength
}
override func simpleDescription() -> String {
return "A square with sides of length
\(sideLength)."
}
}
let test = Square(sideLength: 5.2)
test.area()
test.simpleDescription()
// Scala
class NamedShape(var name: String) {
var numberOfSides: Int = 0
def simpleDescription() =
s"A shape with $numberOfSides sides."
}
class Square(var sideLength: Double,name: String)
extends NamedShape(name) {
numberOfSides = 4
def area() = sideLength * sideLength
override def simpleDescription() =
s"A square with sides of length $sideLength."
}
val test = new Square(5.2,"my test square")
test.area()
test.simpleDescription()
检查实例所属的类
// Swift var movieCount = 0 var songCount = 0 for item in library { if item is Movie { ++movieCount } else if item is Song { ++songCount } } // Scala var movieCount = 0 for (item <- library) { if (item.isinstanceOf[Movie]) { movieCount += 1 } else if (item.isinstanceOf[Song]) { songCount += 1 } }
基类转派生类(向下转换)
// Swift for object in someObjects { let movie = object as Movie println("Movie: '\(movie.name)',dir. \(movie.director)") } // Scala for (obj <- someObjects) { val movie = obj.asInstanceOf[Movie] println(s"Movie: '${movie.name}',dir. ${movie.director}") }
协议
// Swift
protocol Nameable {
func name() -> String
}
func f<T: Nameable>(x: T) {
println("Name is " + x.name())
}
// Scala
trait Nameable {
def name(): String
}
def f[T <: Nameable](x: T) = { println("Name is " + x.name()) }
扩展
// Swift
extension Double {
var km: Double { return self * 1_000.0 }
var m: Double { return self }
var cm: Double { return self / 100.0 }
var mm: Double { return self / .0 }
var ft: Double { return self / 3.28084 }
}
let oneInch = 25.4.mm
println("One inch is \(oneInch) meters")
// prints "One inch is 0.0254 meters"
let threeFeet = 3.ft
println("Three feet is \(threeFeet) meters")
// prints "Three feet is 0.914399970739201 meters"
// Scala
object Extensions {
implicit class Doubleunit(d: Double) {
def km: Double = { return d * 1000.0 }
def m: Double = { return d }
def cm: Double = { return d / 100.0 }
def mm: Double = { return d / 1000.0 }
def ft: Double = { return d / 3.28084 }
}
}
import Extensions.Doubleunit
val oneInch = 25.4.mm
println(s"One inch is $oneInch meters")
// prints "One inch is 0.0254 meters"
val threeFeet = 3.ft
println(s"Three feet is $threeFeet meters")
// prints "Three feet is 0.914399970739201 meters"