Swift correct use of getters and setters

Question

Can someone please help me understand the correct use of getters and setters in swift. I get the impression its not the same as say Java.

Is this the correct usage i

Answer 1

If you assign to self., you will just be calling this method again. Also, there is no "get" like the old Java bean property pattern. Finally, if you actually need to use methods for property computation or actions after setting, they can be built right into the variable definition.

class Person
{
    private var name: String;

    init( name: String )
    {
        self.name = name
    }
}

should be sufficient for your simple case, although you can also

private var name: String {
    didSet {
        // updating something after setting
    }
};