[swift-evolution] executing a string

[Saagar Jha]

Here’s
<https://swift.org/blog/swift-2-2-new-features/#compile-time-checked-selectors>
how selectors in Swift work, based on this
<https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0022-objc-selectors.md>
proposal. Swift’s selectors are a lot safer than Objective-C’s.

> > > > > One of the major security flaws of Obj C is > > the ability to
convert a string into a selector, which > > permits using private methods
by constructing selectors > > at runtime long after the app store review
has been completed. > > Does Swift do away with that? I understand it
doesn't > > use selectors per se but is there an analogous mechanism? > > >
> >

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