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When you want to specify properties, methods, and types that would require other types to implement, you can use protocols. A protocol can be adopted by a type. Adopting a protocol means that a type will agree to implement the definition defined in the protocol.
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Campbell, M. (2014). Protocols. In: Swift Quick Syntax Reference. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0439-9_46
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