Consider I have one model and a base model for it:
class BaseModel: NSObject {
var name = ""
}
class Model: BaseModel {
var desc = "abc"
}
I added a services to work with those models:
class AbstractService<T: NSObject>: NSObject {
var items = [T]()
}
class BaseModelService<T: BaseModel>: AbstractService<BaseModel> {
}
class ModelService<T: Model>: BaseModelService<Model> {
}
Now I want to access items variable from ModelService and expect to get an array of Models, but I get BaseModels instead:
Did I miss something with generics?
Here is a full code for Playground:
//: Playground - noun: a place where people can play
import UIKit
/// Models:
class BaseModel: NSObject {
var name = ""
}
class Model: BaseModel {
var desc = "abc"
}
/// Services:
class AbstractService<T: NSObject>: NSObject {
var items = [T]()
}
class BaseModelService<T: BaseModel>: AbstractService<BaseModel> {
}
class ModelService<T: Model>: BaseModelService<Model> {
}
/// ViewController:
class ViewController: UIViewController {
let modelService = ModelService()
var items = [Model]()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
items = modelService.items // The error appears here: Cannot assign a value of type [BaseModel] to a value of type [Model]
}
}
![Error message: Cannot assign a value of type [BaseModel] to a value of type [Model]](https://gamingcommission.club/i.sstatic.net/kgD2k.png)