Hi,
Couldn't this be solved by using tuples? If not because the syntax is not
allowed I think this would be more coherent to do it using current syntax.
enum Planet : (mass: Float, radius: Float) {
case mercury = (mass: 3.303e+23, radius: 2.4397e6)
case venus = (mass: 4.869e+24, radius: 6.0518e6)
case earth = (mass: 5.976e+24, radius: 6.37814e6)
case mars = (mass: 6.421e+23, radius: 3.3972e6)
case jupiter = (mass: 1.9e+27, radius: 7.1492e7)
case saturn = (mass: 5.688e+26, radius: 6.0268e7)
case uranus = (mass: 8.686e+25, radius: 2.5559e7)
case neptune = (mass: 1.024e+26, radius: 2.4746e7)
}
-----Original Message-----
From: "Jānis Kiršteins via swift-evolution" <[email protected]>
Sent: 25/05/2016 08:58 AM
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: [swift-evolution] [Proposal] Enums with static stored properties
foreach case
Hello everyone,
Currently Swift only supports computed properties for each enum case.
If you want to somehow get static values with each case you would
probably do it like this:
enum Planet {
case mercury
case venus
case earth
case mars
case jupiter
case saturn
case uranus
case neptune
var mass: Float {
switch self {
case .mercury: return 3.303e+23
case .venus: return 4.869e+24
case .earth: return 5.976e+24
case .mars: return 6.421e+23
case .jupiter: return 1.9e+27
case .saturn: return 5.688e+26
case .uranus: return 8.686e+25
case .neptune: return 1.024e+26
}
}
var radius: Float {
switch self {
case .mercury: return 2.4397e6
case .venus: return 6.0518e6
case .earth: return 6.37814e6
case .mars: return 3.3972e6
case .jupiter: return 7.1492e7
case .saturn: return 6.0268e7
case .uranus: return 2.5559e7
case .neptune: return 2.4746e7
}
}
}
However I see two problems with this approach:
1. These value definitions are spread out and difficult to read and
maintain (especially if you have many computed properties for each
enum case);
2. These values are not static. They are computed each time property
is accessed. This can be a problem when value is expensive to create.
The proposed solution is to have single static initializer for each
enum case that initializes stored properties. For example,
enum Planet {
var mass: Float
var radius: Float
static init(mass: Float, radius: Float) {
self.mass = mass
self.radius = radius
}
case mercury where (mass: 3.303e+23, radius: 2.4397e6)
case venus where (mass: 4.869e+24, radius: 6.0518e6)
case earth where (mass: 5.976e+24, radius: 6.37814e6)
case mars where (mass: 6.421e+23, radius: 3.3972e6)
case jupiter where (mass: 1.9e+27, radius: 7.1492e7)
case saturn where (mass: 5.688e+26, radius: 6.0268e7)
case uranus where (mass: 8.686e+25, radius: 2.5559e7)
case neptune where (mass: 1.024e+26, radius: 2.4746e7)
}
This approach do not affect enums that have raw or associated values,
or custom enum initializers:
case A = "A" where (id: 0)
or
case B(Int, Int, Int) where (id: 0)
Benefits:
1. Less verbosity
2. Improved readability
3. Related values are closer to each other
4. Static values are not recomputed
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