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Conditional Conformance

Making generic types conditionally conform to protocols using where clauses.

Welcome

Conditional conformance lets a generic type conform to a protocol only when its type parameter(s) satisfy certain constraints. This is a cornerstone of Swift's type system expressiveness.

Basic Conditional Conformance

```swift extension Array: Equatable where Element: Equatable { // Array is Equatable only when Element is Equatable } let a = [1,2,3] let b = [1,2,3] print(a == b) // true — works because Int is Equatable ```

All lessons in this course

  1. Protocol Composition with &
  2. Conditional Conformance
  3. Self Requirements and Equatable Design
  4. Protocol-Oriented Design Principles
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