Swift Protocol get only settable?

Question

why can I do this without any error:

var testDto = ModelDto(modelId: 1)
testDto.objectId = 2

while I define this:

protocol DataTransferObject {
    var objectType: DtoType { get }
    var parentObjectId: Int { get set }
    var objectId: Int { get }
    var objectName: String { get set }
}

struct ModelDto: DataTransferObject {
    var objectType: DtoType
    var parentObjectId: Int
    var objectId: Int
    var objectName: String

    init(modelId: Int) {
        self.objectType = DtoType.Model
        self.objectId = modelId
        self.parentObjectId = -1
        self.objectName = String()
    }
}

If the definition in my protocol is mostly ignored (getter, setter definition), why should I use them anyway?

Answer 1

As per the official documentation:

The getter and setter requirements can be satisfied by a conforming type in a variety of ways. If a property declaration includes both the get and set keywords, a conforming type can implement it with a stored variable property or a computed property that is both readable and writeable (that is, one that implements both a getter and a setter). However, that property declaration can’t be implemented as a constant property or a read-only computed property. If a property declaration includes only the get keyword, it can be implemented as any kind of property.