Swift initializer is inaccessible due to private protection level

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I'm trying to create a singleton in Swift but I'm getting this error: initializer is inaccessible due to private protection level Here is my code (singleton class) ``` class mySingleton{ private init() { } static let sharedInstance = mySingleton() var numbers = 0 func incrementNumberValue() { numbers += 1 } } ``` Here is where I'm calling the singleton: ``` override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() let single = mySingleton().sharedInstance } ``` Here is the error: Any of you know why or how I can fix this error?

Accepted Answer

Your line:

```
mySingleton().sharedInstance
```

has a typo. As written you are trying to create an instance of `mySingleton` and then call the `sharedInstance` method on the new instance. That's two mistakes.

What you actually want is:

```
mySingleton.sharedInstance
```

Now this calls the `sharedInstance` type constant on your `mySingleton` class.

BTW - it is expected that classnames begin with uppercase letters. Method and variable names should start with lowercase letters.

Swift initializer is inaccessible due to private protection level

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