Reorder top-level declarations (place static methods and global variables outside of class)

Applies to:

• Xcode Extension
• Finder Extension
• Advanced Project Converter
• Offline Converter

Included in plans:

• Cloud
• Offline Converter

In most cases, the converter maintains the original order of declarations.

However, sometimes we need to make an exception for static methods, global variables, and constants: the converter moves such declarations to the top of the file to place them outside a class declaration.

Disabling this option allows for maintaining the exact original order of all declarations.

If your Objective-C code extensively uses #if/#else/#endifdirectives (like the tricky case demonstrated below), disabling this option may lead to better results.

Original Objective-C code:

Converted Swift code with this option turned on:

Converted Swift code with this option turned off:

To toggle this feature, open Preferences (⌘+,) => Converter and toggle the corresponding checkbox: