Self-learning Swift (2): Understanding @main component

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This is how a @main looks like in Swift, every time the program/app started, it will first start with the code in @main. I would say it looks familiar to me, I can see some of the App.js in React/Next.js and also the main method in a C# program.

A: @main

Using @main is the way to define the main method. It is usually created automatically when starting a new project. To me, it is similar to "static void Main(string[] args) { ... }" in C#.B: Struct

B: Struct

It is used to define a new structure in Swift. Unlike "Class," which is a reference type, "Struct" is a value type (you can refer to the previous blog).

C: A colon ":"

Colon in Swift has a few use cases, but main is to state a type for a variable, class, struct etc. (a bit like what TypeScript does)

D: Container - WindowGroup

The object called inside WindowGroup is showing on the screen, this concept is similar to the root container in React and Next.js

<div id="root">
    <App />
</div>
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