Learn how to work with the data types defined in the Foundation framework. After reading this guide, you will know how to create and process strings, numbers, dates and measurements in your Swift code using the classes included in Foundation.
Table of Contents
FOUNDATION FRAMEWORK
Foundation
Standard Functions
Strings
Ranges
Numbers
Dates
Measurements
QUICK REFERENCE
Standard Functions
NSString
NSRange
Range
NSNumber
NumberFormatter
NSDecimalNumber
NSDecimalNumberHandler
Date
Calendar
DateComponents
DateInterval
DateFormatter
Locale
TimeZone
Measurement
Dimension
MeasurementFormatter
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