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Is it possible to implement static method dispatching within a class?

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Answer from AI

In the Swift language (mainly for iOS), static method dispatch within a class is possible for methods declared as static or final. Such methods are called directly by type, without dynamic lookup in the virtual method table.

Example:

class MyClass {
    static func staticMethod() {
        print("Static method")
    }
    final func finalMethod() {
        print("Final method")
    }
    func dynamicMethod() {
        print("Dynamic method")
    }
}

MyClass.staticMethod() // call static method

let obj = MyClass()
obj.finalMethod() // call final method (static dispatch)
obj.dynamicMethod() // call dynamic method (dynamic dispatch)

Thus, static dispatch is possible, but only for methods that cannot be overridden in subclasses.