> It could replace the `is` cast, but not the `as` cast where we get a name
> with the correct type bound to the value. If we’re going to introduce
> `asExactly` we might as well also introduce `isExactly` for consistency and
> convenience.
It can:
case let dog as Dog where dog.dynamicType == Dog.self:
Again, is a bit more verbose, but can be done.
>
>>
>> I really wish, though for Xcode to feature something like the HHEnumeration
>> plugin does - as soon as you type switch <variable>, it will create all the
>> case statements. And with sealed classes, it could ensure the correct order
>> so that some case isn't shadowed by the other. But that's kind of off topic.
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> enum AnimalSubclasses {
>>>>>>
>>>>>> case Dog
>>>>>> case Cat
>>>>>>
>>>>>> init(instance: Animal) {
>>>>>> switch instance {
>>>>>> case is Dog: self = .Dog
>>>>>> case is Cat: self = .Cat
>>>>>> default: fatalError("Unhandled instance \(instance)!")
>>>>>> }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> }
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> One thing I have considered that might also be worth introducing is an
>>>>>>> exact match cast. This would prevent the possibility of putting a
>>>>>>> superclass case first and having it “steal” subclasses which were
>>>>>>> intended to be covered by a case later in the switch. If we introduce
>>>>>>> exact match you would be able to write a switch that must always cover
>>>>>>> every concrete type, including all subclasses.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Charlie
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On May 25, 2016, at 4:41 AM, Leonardo Pessoa via swift-evolution
>>>>>>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Limiting the amount of subclasses is not really a good idea as you
>>>>>>>>> would need to introduce another mechanism in the language while the
>>>>>>>>> proposed feature requires much less. And you're thinking only about
>>>>>>>>> the restrictive set (internal and private) and forgetting the more
>>>>>>>>> open end (public). Why is it so bad for this proposal to support
>>>>>>>>> requiring the default case? If its possible for the compiler to
>>>>>>>>> discover you covered all possible cases it would be fine not having
>>>>>>>>> default but IMHO in most cases it will find out there are more not
>>>>>>>>> explicitly covered.
>>>>>>>>> From: David Sweeris <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: 24/05/2016 11:01 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: Austin Zheng <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>> Cc: Leonardo Pessoa <mailto:[email protected]>; swift-evolution
>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [swift-evolution] [Pitch] Exhaustive pattern matching
>>>>>>>>> forprotocols and classes
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Or if there was a way to declare that a class/protocol can only have
>>>>>>>>> a defined set of subclasses/conforming types.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On May 24, 2016, at 15:35, Austin Zheng via swift-evolution
>>>>>>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> If you pattern match on a type that is declared internal or private,
>>>>>>>>>> it is impossible for the compiler to not have an exhaustive list of
>>>>>>>>>> subclasses that it can check against.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Austin
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 1:29 PM, Leonardo Pessoa <[email protected]
>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> I like this but I think it would be a lot hard to ensure you have all
>>>>>>>>>> subclasses covered. Think of frameworks that could provide many
>>>>>>>>>> unsealed classes. You could also have an object that would have to
>>>>>>>>>> handle a large subtree (NSObject?) and the order in which the cases
>>>>>>>>>> are evaluated would matter just as in exception handling in languages
>>>>>>>>>> such as Java (or require some evaluation from the compiler to raise
>>>>>>>>>> warnings). I'm +1 for this but these should be open-ended like
>>>>>>>>>> strings
>>>>>>>>>> and require the default case.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 24 May 2016 at 17:08, Austin Zheng via swift-evolution
>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> > I have been hoping for the exhaustive pattern matching feature for
>>>>>>>>>> > a while
>>>>>>>>>> > now, and would love to see a proposal.
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > Austin
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 1:01 PM, Matthew Johnson via
>>>>>>>>>> > swift-evolution
>>>>>>>>>> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >> Swift currently requires a default pattern matching clause when
>>>>>>>>>> >> you switch
>>>>>>>>>> >> on an existential or a non-final class even if the protocol or
>>>>>>>>>> >> class is
>>>>>>>>>> >> non-public and all cases are covered. It would be really nice if
>>>>>>>>>> >> the
>>>>>>>>>> >> default clause were not necessary in this case. The compiler has
>>>>>>>>>> >> the
>>>>>>>>>> >> necessary information to prove exhaustiveness.
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >> Related to this is the idea of introducing something like a
>>>>>>>>>> >> `sealed`
>>>>>>>>>> >> modifier that could be applied to public protocols and classes.
>>>>>>>>>> >> The
>>>>>>>>>> >> protocol or class would be visible when the module is imported,
>>>>>>>>>> >> but
>>>>>>>>>> >> conformances or subclasses outside the declaring module would be
>>>>>>>>>> >> prohibited.
>>>>>>>>>> >> Internal and private protocols and classes would implicitly be
>>>>>>>>>> >> sealed since
>>>>>>>>>> >> they are not visible outside the module. Any protocols that
>>>>>>>>>> >> inherit from a
>>>>>>>>>> >> sealed protocol or classes that inherit from a sealed class would
>>>>>>>>>> >> also be
>>>>>>>>>> >> implicitly sealed (if we didn’t do this the sealing of the
>>>>>>>>>> >> superprotocol /
>>>>>>>>>> >> superclass could be violated by conforming to or inheriting from a
>>>>>>>>>> >> subprotocol / subclass).
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >> Here are examples that I would like to see be valid:
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >> protocol P {}
>>>>>>>>>> >> // alternatively public sealed protocol P {}
>>>>>>>>>> >> struct P1: P {}
>>>>>>>>>> >> struct P2: P {}
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >> func p(p: P) -> Int {
>>>>>>>>>> >> switch p {
>>>>>>>>>> >> case is P1: return 1 // alternatively an `as` cast
>>>>>>>>>> >> case is P2: return 2 // alternatively an `as` cast
>>>>>>>>>> >> }
>>>>>>>>>> >> }
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >> class C {}
>>>>>>>>>> >> // alternatively public sealed class C {}
>>>>>>>>>> >> class C1: C {}
>>>>>>>>>> >> class C2: C {}
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >> func c(c: C) -> Int {
>>>>>>>>>> >> switch c {
>>>>>>>>>> >> case is C1: return 1 // alternatively an `as` cast
>>>>>>>>>> >> case is C2: return 2 // alternatively an `as` cast
>>>>>>>>>> >> case is C: return 0 // alternatively an `as` cast
>>>>>>>>>> >> }
>>>>>>>>>> >> }
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >> I am wondering if this is something the community is interested
>>>>>>>>>> >> in. If
>>>>>>>>>> >> so, I am wondering if this is something that might be possible in
>>>>>>>>>> >> the Swift
>>>>>>>>>> >> 3 timeframe (maybe just for private and internal protocols and
>>>>>>>>>> >> classes) or
>>>>>>>>>> >> if it should wait for Swift 4 (this is likely the case).
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >> -Matthew
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