ios - What is the difference between a property and a variable in Swift?

Question

From a few initial tutorials, I see that properties belong to a Class and are essentially 'global variables' as used in the C++ world (coded in this years ago). I also see variables as more of a 'local' entities only used / storing information within a method.

Then I came across this Quora thread: https://www.quora.com/Apple-Swift-programming-language/What-is-the-difference-between-a-property-and-a-variable Now I see properties being able to execute code associated with their invocation. This is very cool, but also opened up a whole bunch of other questions for me.

Are there other simple and clear ways to remember the distinction between a property and a variable?

Answer 1

Properties belong to an object, whereas variables do not. A variable can be declared without having to be associated with a particular class, or other object. A property must be associated with a particular object (i.e.: a class, enum, or struct)