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[SR-8261] Generics don't identify Protocol with class requirement properly #50792

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swift-ci opened this issue Jul 16, 2018 · 1 comment
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[SR-8261] Generics don't identify Protocol with class requirement properly #50792

swift-ci opened this issue Jul 16, 2018 · 1 comment
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bug A deviation from expected or documented behavior. Also: expected but undesirable behavior. compiler The Swift compiler in itself

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Previous ID SR-8261
Radar None
Original Reporter drumnkyle (JIRA User)
Type Bug
Status Resolved
Resolution Duplicate
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Xcode 9.4.1 production on Swift 4.1.

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md5: 58c4e0a8cae1656677208c2eb3fd58f4

duplicates:

  • SR-55 non-@objc protocol existentials do not conform to their own protocol type

Issue Description:

When you make a generic that requires that the generic type inherit from AnyObject (be a class), it is not satisfied if you use a protocol that is constrained to only class type. Here is example code.

class WeakReference<T: AnyObject> {
    private(set) weak var value: T?

    init(_ value: T?) {
        self.value = value
    }
}

public protocol TempoSetter: class {
    var currentTempo: Int { get set }
}

class ABC {
    var tempoSetters: Set<WeakReference<TempoSetter>> = []
    init() {}
}

Expected🙁

This compiles

Actual:

error: 'WeakReference' requires that 'TempoSetter' be a class type
    var tempoSetters: Set<WeakReference<TempoSetter>> = []
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This is unfortunately somewhat correct behavior, since a protocol value has to carry both the class reference and a pointer to the information about how the class implements the protocol. See SR-55 and its dups for more details.

@swift-ci swift-ci transferred this issue from apple/swift-issues Apr 25, 2022
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