How can I deal with operation between Int and CGFloat? - objective-c

Question

In Objective-C I can do the following operation:
Objective-C code:
CGFloat width = CGRectGetWidth(mView.bounds);
CGFloat total = width*[myArray count];
but in Swift, it will raise an error:
Could not find an overload for '*' that accepts the supplied arguments
How can I avoid this situation elegantly?

Answer 1

First, let's create some demo data
let array: NSArray = ["a", "b", "c"] //you could use a Swift array, too
let view = UIView() //just some view
Now, everything else works almost the same way as in Obj-C
let width: CGFloat = CGRectGetWidth(view.bounds)
or simply
let width = CGRectGetWidth(rect) //type of the variable is inferred
and total:
let total = width * CGFloat(array.count)
Note that we have to add a CGFloat cast for array.count. Obj-C would implicitly cast NSUInteger to CGFloat but Swift has no implicit casts, so we have to add an explicit one.

Answer 2

In Swift you cannot multiply two numbers of different types (NSNumber, Int, Double, etc.) directly. The width of a CGRect is of floating point type and the array count is of integer type. Here's a working example:
let myArray: Int[] = [1,2,3]
let rect: CGRect = CGRect(x:0,y:0,width:100,height:100)
let total: Double = rect.size.width * Double(myArray.count)

Answer 3

Swift does not allow operations between two numbers of different types. Therefore, before to multiply your array.count (Int) by your width (CGFloat), you'll have to cast it to CGFloat.
Fortunately, Swift provides a simple CGFloat initializer init(_:) that creates a new CGFloat from an Int. This initializer has the following declaration:
init<Source>(_ value: Source) where Source : BinaryInteger
Creates a new value, rounded to the closest possible representation.
The Swift 5 Playground sample code below shows how to perform your calculation by using CGFloat's initializer:
import UIKit
import CoreGraphics
// Set array and view
let array = Array(1...3)
let rect = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 100, height: 100)
let view = UIView(frame: rect)
// Perform operation
let width = view.bounds.width
let total = width * CGFloat(array.count)
print(total) // prints: 300.0

Answer 4

need to change All Int to CGFloat Type, or change All CGFloat to Int
let a: CGFloat = 0.25
let b: Int = 1
// wrong: Binary operator '*' cannot be applied to operands of type 'CGFloat' and 'Int'
// let c = a * b
// right: change All Int to CGFloat Type
let r = a * CGFloat(b)
// right: change All CGFloat to Int
let r = Int(a) * b