As far as I know static funcs are statically dispatched and final class funcs are also statically dispatched (since final funcs cannot be overriden - just like static funcs). But then what exactly is the difference. Is there any at all?
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1Possible duplicate of [What is the difference between static func and class func in Swift?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25156377/what-is-the-difference-between-static-func-and-class-func-in-swift) – Papershine Sep 16 '18 at 05:20
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no.. that is class func, not final class func :) – angshuk nag Sep 16 '18 at 05:34
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Just because a final class function can't be overridden doesn't mean it's statically dispatched. A final class function be override a superclass non-final class function. Such a method call must be dynamically dispatched.
static is merely an alias for final class. They behave the same:
class C1 { class func foo() {} }
class C2: C1 { override final class func foo() {} }
class C3: C1 { override static func foo() {} }
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4"Static" is an alias for "final class": https://stackoverflow.com/a/29206635/1187415, so there should be no difference. – Martin R Sep 16 '18 at 07:39
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So both static and final class functions can be safely concluded to be Statically dispatched – angshuk nag Sep 17 '18 at 13:04
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1@angshuknag No, they're both dynamically dispatched. Otherwise, how would overloading work? – Alexander Sep 17 '18 at 17:11