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iOS Intermediate Swift 2 Properties Computed Properties

Caitlin Quintero Weaver
Caitlin Quintero Weaver
5,221 Points
Posted by Caitlin Quintero Weaver
Caitlin Quintero Weaver
5,221 Points

Efficiently using computed properties of enums with rawValues & string interpolation?

The code I've written is functional, but I'm not sure how I can just say:

to compute the variable style: given any member of the enum Text, get the rawValue & stick it in this string. return it.

The switch feels really inefficient here and I don't think it's enough of an improvement using the switch to assign the rawValue of the given case to some variable, then returning an interpolated string composed with that variable.

What's a better way?

enum.swift 
let UIFontTextStyleHeadline = "UIFontTextStyleHeadline"
let UIFontTextStyleBody = "UIFontTextStyleBody"
let UIFontTextStyleFootnote = "UIFontTextStyleFootnote"

enum Text: String {
    case Headline
    case Body
    case Footnote

    var style: String {
        switch self {
        case .Headline: return "UIFontTextStyle\(Text.Headline.rawValue)"
        case .Body: return "UIFontTextStyle\(Text.Body.rawValue)"
        case .Footnote: return "UIFontTextStyle\(Text.Footnote.rawValue)"
        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Steven Deutsch
Steven Deutsch
21,046 Points
Steven Deutsch
Steven Deutsch
21,046 Points

Hey Caitlin Quintero Weaver,

I understand what you're saying. I recently used this technique on a project of mine. I think your code is efficient. Maybe this example is a little misleading of the benefits. One benefit of this technique is that I was able to return a UIColor to generate different color themes in my app. Similar to one of the examples in the previous videos of this section. I thought this would be more efficient using rawValues (shorter and cleaner code), however, you can only use primitive types with rawValues. The type you want to use as a rawValue must be hashable. Whereas with this switch, you can return anything.

Good Luck