Prefer Self Type Over Type of Self

Prefer Self over type(of: self) when accessing properties or calling methods

• Identifier: prefer_self_type_over_type_of_self
• Enabled by default: No
• Supports autocorrection: Yes
• Kind: style
• Analyzer rule: No
• Minimum Swift compiler version: 5.1.0
• Default configuration:

  Key	Value
  severity	warning

Non Triggering Examples

class Foo {
    func bar() {
        Self.baz()
    }
}

class Foo {
    func bar() {
        print(Self.baz)
    }
}

class A {
    func foo(param: B) {
        type(of: param).bar()
    }
}

class A {
    func foo() {
        print(type(of: self))
    }
}

Triggering Examples

class Foo {
    func bar() {
        ↓type(of: self).baz()
    }
}

class Foo {
    func bar() {
        print(↓type(of: self).baz)
    }
}

class Foo {
    func bar() {
        print(↓Swift.type(of: self).baz)
    }
}