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iOS Swift Functions and Optionals Optionals What is an Optional?

Posted by Guilherme Kunzler
Guilherme Kunzler
1,433 Points

Is this a good solution as well?

func findApt (aptNumber : String) -> String? {

let aptNumbers = ["101","202","303","404"]
for tempAptNumber in aptNumbers {
    if ( tempAptNumber == aptNumber) {
        return aptNumber
    }
}
return nil

}

let aptNumber = findApt("101")

if aptNumber == nil { println("NIL") }else { println(aptNumber!) }

If you look at my conditional statement. Because there is no change to get a NIL value on my ELSE I think I will be fine.

Another way would be to bring the NIL to ELSE.

if aptNumber != nil { println(aptNumber!)

}else { println("NIL") }

So if i understood it correctly. When using the ! to unwrap I just need to make sure that either I do not have a NIL being returned and if I do, I isolate it. is that right?