Embellish your documentation

If you have started documenting your functions, you may be wondering if there are other formats to apply. Well, wonder no more: behold some tips to embellish your already beautiful documentation.

Italics

Any of these comments…

/// *You can use Italics* for your comments

/// _You can use Italics_ for your comments

… will render like this:

Bold

Any of these comments…

/// **You can use bold** for your comments too!

/// __You can use bold__ for your comments too!

… will render like this:

Bulleted lists

This comment…

/// * You can add a bullet list
/// + You can also use a plus sign
/// - You can also use a hyphen

… will render like this:

Numbered lists

This comment…

/// You can add a numbered list:
/// 1. First item
/// 2. Second item
/// 3. Third item

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Links

This comment…

/// You can even add a link!
/// Very useful to add [the source of your solution](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26061725/combining-tab-bar-navigation-and-table-view-controllers/26061909#26061909)

… will render like this:

Code

This comment…

/// You can add an `inline code` easily. Very useful to write types like `Int`, `Float` or `String`.
///
/// But you can also write a piece of code like this:
/// ```
/// let sum = sumTwoIntegers(number1: 23, number2: 12)
/// ```

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Separators

This comment…

/// You can make a separator using three asterisks:
/// ***
///
/// or using three hypens:
///
/// ---
///
/// or using three underscores:
/// ___

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