I love the idea of for in? (Or even for? In). You should pitch that to
evolution.
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> On Feb 10, 2017, at 07:04, Tino Heth <2...@gmx.de> wrote:
>
>
>> Is there any concise way to write the following?
>>
>> if let collection = someOptionalCollection
>> {
>> for item in collection
>> {
>> }
>> }
> I've been thinking about that lately, but haven't had the time to look wether
> someone on evolution already proposed a "for in?"-loop…
>
> Imho the "forEach" solution is flawed, because you can't break the loop, and
> the "?? []" isn't perfect either:
> I hope the compiler can optimise so that the assembly is as fast as the "if
> let" solution, but even if this is the case, it is not obvious for a human
> reader.
>
> This
>
> extension Optional where Wrapped: Sequence {
> var elements: [Wrapped.Iterator.Element] {
> switch (self) {
> case .none:
> return []
> case .some(let o):
> return Array(o)
> }
> }
> }
>
> let test: [Int]? = nil
> for i in test.elements {
> print(i)
> }
>
> looks nice to me (except the return type — I guess there are better options),
> but I don't expect that the compiler can do much to optimise it.
>
> for i in? test {
> print(i)
> }
>
> Imho looks even better, but this would need an extension of the language
> itself…
>
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