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A subroutine is a block of code that performs a specific task. Another name for a subroutine is a function. You’ve already seen global functions, such as println and print. Methods are functions that are associated with a particular type. In Swift, methods can be associated with classes, structures, and enumeration types. There are two types of methods: instance methods and type methods.
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Malik, W. (2015). Methods. In: Learn Swift on the Mac. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0376-7_10
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