Access static variables within class in Swift

Question

Is ClassName.staticVaribale the only way to access static variable within the class? I want something like self, but for class. Like class.st

Answer 1

There is a way in Swift to make Marcel's answer satisfy even most picky style-guide gods

class MyClass {

    private typealias `Self` = MyClass

    static let MyConst = 5

    func printConst() {
        print(Self.MyConst)
    }
}

That makes Self available like in protocols when you want access associated type declaration. I am not sure about Swift 1 because never tried it but in Swift 2 it works perfectly