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Binary operator '/' cannot be applied to two 'UInt32' operands

Here is my code.

var frameCount = INT_MAX
...

let totalSize: UInt32 = 4096
let itemSize: UInt32 = 64
frameCount = totalSize / itemSize

I get "Binary operator '/' cannot be applied to two 'UInt32' operands" error message. Is it really impossible or what did I miss?

Solution

  • The error message is a bit misleading. INT_MAX is defined as

    public var INT_MAX: Int32 { get }

    so with 

    var frameCount = INT_MAX

    frameCount is defined as a variable of type Int32. The result of the division totalSize / itemSize is a UInt32 however, and Swift does not implicitly convert types.

    You can fix that by changing the initial definition to

    var frameCount = UINT32_MAX

    or perhaps simpler, let the compiler infer the type:

    let totalSize: UInt32 = 4096
let itemSize: UInt32 = 64
let frameCount = totalSize / itemSize

    If you need the result as a signed integer then you have to convert it explicitly, e.g.

    let frameCount = Int32(totalSize / itemSize)