In ruby I can pass a string into the send method to run that method:
coolObject.send("some_method") // Same as coolObject.some_method
How can I do this in Swift?
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http://freecake.yayuhh.com/simple-reflection-in-swift/ – clearlight Apr 05 '15 at 23:11
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And see this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24060667/does-swift-support-reflection – clearlight Apr 05 '15 at 23:12
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This seems like an important treatment of the subject: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24245262/qa-call-a-method-from-a-string-in-swift – clearlight Apr 05 '15 at 23:16
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Here's a tutorial on the subject: http://ijoshsmith.com/2014/06/05/instantiating-classes-by-name-in-swift/ – clearlight Apr 05 '15 at 23:24