Swift converting between UInt and Int

Question

I have the following methods

var photos = [MWPhoto] = [MWPhoto]()

func numberOfPhotosInPhotoBrowser(photoBrowser: MWPhotoBrowser!) -> UInt {

    return          


        

Answer 1

If you want unsigned int from negative value use UInt(bitPattern:)

let intVal = -1
let uintVal = UInt(bitPattern: intVal) // uintVal == 0xffffffffffffffff