Swift 3 - How to write functions with no initialisers like the new UIColors?

Question

In previous versions of swift, you would get the colour white like this UIColor.whiteColor()

However, in Swift 3, you get the colour white without initi

Answer 1

Use a stored class property instead of a computed class property.

extension UIColor {
    static let custom = UIColor(white: 0.5, alpha: 1)
}

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NOTE: Old answer. Previously Objective C didn't allow for class properties, now it does.

Like others have said, it's a property.

If you're only using Swift (no Objective C), then you can use a regular class property instead of a computed property.

extension UIColor {
    @nonobjc static let custom = UIColor(white: 0.5, alpha: 1)
}