Types conforming to multiple protocols in swift

Solution 1:

This should work:

var identityToken: NSObjectProtocol & NSCopying & NSCoding 

Note you have to use NSObjectProtocol instead of NSObject in swift.

Here are some additional examples:

Array of objects conforming to multiple protocols:

var array: [NSObjectProtocol & NSCopying & NSCoding]

Function with a parameter that conforms to multiple protocols:

func foo(param: NSObjectProtocol & NSCopying & NSCoding) {

}

For Swift version before 3.1, use:

var identityToken: (NSObjectProtocol, NSCopying, NSCoding)

Solution 2:

Swift 3

var idToken: NSObjectProtocol & NSCopying & NSCoding

func foo(_ delegateAndDataSource: UICollectionViewDelegate & UICollectionViewDataSource) { ... }

Solution 3:

Seems like you could also type-alias the composite protocols, which may come in handy if you plan on using the same combination of protocol multiple times.

typealias IDToken = NSObjectProtocol & NSCopying & NSCoding

Same examples as given in the accepted answer, using a type-alias:

var idToken: IDToken

var array: [IDToken] = []

func foo(param: IDToken) { ... }

Solution 4:

The above answer from conner is correct, however you often should implement a separate protocol that itself inherits from the other protocols, and allows you more flexibility, should you want to add additional protocol methods later or change the top level protocols.

internal protocol MyOtherProtocol : NSObjectProtocol, NSCopying, NSCoding {
    func someOtherNecessaryMethod()
}

Then utilized:

var identityToken : MyOtherProtocol