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

You could work around this by defining a self referencing typealias.

class MyClassWithALongName {
  typealias CLASS = MyClassWithALongName

  static let staticFoo = "foo"

  func someInstanceMethod() -> String {
    return CLASS.staticFoo
  }
}

Though the style-guide gods may not approve.