Swift examples

General
1

Would help out a ton if you guys like did the same examples and we are able to see them both in Objective C and Swift.

Is this in the works?

2

Hi Balint,

Yes, it is. Which API are you focusing on? We help through the forum in the interim…

Cheers,
Mark

3

In addition it would be at least helpful to get code generation for both Objective-C and Swift.

4

Hey Mark,

I did figure out what I needed but I was suggesting it as it would speed up development a lot.

Thanks for the reply.

5

Have to agree a lack of swift examples is really offputting especially when Im on the search for an alternative to Parse which was bang on with swift examples.

6

Hi Seth,

I agree, having more examples in Swift would be very handy. Meanwhile, many articles in this series do have Swift examples: https://backendless.com/blog-a-feature-a-day-challenge/

Regards,
Mark

7

I am in the exact same boat. Backendless (for my ios swift 2 apps) is a real contender. I too am looking for a Parse replacement. However, the lack of swift documentation is throwing me off the idea somewhat. If I were in Backendless’s shoes, I would scramble to make it available ASAP due to the influx of Parse users that will be looking in the coming times. This could be an amazing boost in users.

8

I’m just commenting on this to make the urgency for backendless to do this known. I’ve checked out a bunch of other companies and backendless is the most similar to parse. The only problem is their documentation.

9

Hi David,

It is our top priority. We’re working on adding Swift examples as we speak. Meanwhile, the following tool appears to be quite handy when converting Obj-C to Swift (although not 100% reliable):
https://objectivec2swift.com/#/converter/code

Regards,
Mark

10

We really do not want this to hold you up. If there is a specific example you would like to see, please start a new topic here in support and just let us know.

Thanks!
Mark

11

Quick update: “Users” and “Data” sections of the documentation have been updated with Swift examples.

Mark

12

Sorry for reopening a 7 month old thread but I’m just curious if there are any changes needed to the examples in relation to Swift 3 support?

13

Hi Brooks,

Please see the discussion at:
http://support.backendless.com/t/swift-3-ios10-compatibility

Mark

14

Thanks Mark!