Build error when trying to override an initializer in Xcode 6.3 Beta 3

Question

The following code shows build error in Xcode 6.3 Beta 3. The code works in Xcode 6.2 and Xcode 6.3 Beta 2.

class MyView: UIView {
  overrid         


        

Answer 1

An additional way of resolving is to provide a default argument for the frame parameter of the UIView

override init(frame: CGRect = CGRectZero) {
     super.init(frame: frame)
     // custom code
}

Answer 2

A designated initializer of a subclass needs to call the designated initializer of Superclass. A convenience initializer can only call another convenience initializer or a designated initializer of that class.

init() is a convenience initializer for UIView, if you subclass UIView you should call its designated initializer which is init(frame: frame)

override init() {
super.init(frame: frame)
// Some init logic ...
}

EDIT: Apparently in Beta 3, UIView doesn't have convenience initializer called as init, so you need to remove the override keyword too, now this is a designated initializer so you need to call superclass's designated initializer

init() {
super.init(frame: frame)
// Some init logic ...
}

EDIT: Although this works but I think a better way to write this would be:

convenience init() {
self.init(frame:CGRectZero)
}

Source:Swift documentation

Rule 1 A designated initializer must call a designated initializer from its immediate superclass.

Rule 2 A convenience initializer must call another initializer from the same class.

Rule 3 A convenience initializer must ultimately call a designated initializer.

Answer 3

swift3 working : @Andrea comment

try to change super.init() in self.init()