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[cxx-interop] Add documentation about calling ctor or static factory of SWIFT_SHARED_REFERENCE types as Swift Initializer #1079

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Update C++ interop documentation to describe Swift initializer support for C++ SWIFT_SHARED_REFERENCE type's constructors and static factories annotated with SWIFT_NAME.

@fahadnayyar fahadnayyar marked this pull request as ready for review June 11, 2025 01:03
…of SWIFT_SHARED_REFERENCE types as Swift Initializer
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CC: @j-hui
If you can also please take a look.

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CC: @ravikandhadai

In this case, Swift will import the static `make` function as a Swift initializer:

```swift
let object = SharedObject(id: 42)
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The id label shouldn't be there, i.e.,

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let object = SharedObject(id: 42)
let object = SharedObject(42)

But I think you should give more examples here. Also, doSomething() isn't really necessary here.

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@j-hui Let's add more examples of using the SWIFT_NAME technique in a follow-up patch. We can experiment with this feature on some adopter projects or dummy examples before documenting.

let object = SharedObject(42)
```

Note that if a C++ constructor and a user-annotated static factory (using `SWIFT_NAME`) have identical parameter signatures, Swift favors the static factory when resolving initializer calls.
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@j-hui @Xazax-hun : I'm torn between keeping this note and deleting it because it seems like I'm sharing too much information. What do you think?

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including this in PR-1106

@fahadnayyar fahadnayyar closed this Jul 8, 2025
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