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iOS Swift 2.0 Enumerations and Optionals Objects and Optionals Nil Coalescing Operator

meir waizman
meir waizman
13,827 Points
Posted by meir waizman
meir waizman
13,827 Points

Why are you using one = instead of == when comparing in the if statement?

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3 Answers

Pavel Fomchenkov
Pavel Fomchenkov
20,897 Points
Pavel Fomchenkov
Pavel Fomchenkov
20,897 Points

To be honest I never do it. Even the compiler complains about

Use of '=' in a boolean context, did you mean '=='?

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hey Meir,

Could you post the example from the video? I just re-watched the video and did not see him using a (single) = except to assign values in the if/else statement. He did use != for a "Not equal to" comparison a couple times, however.

:)

Anjali Pasupathy
Anjali Pasupathy
2,017 Points
Anjali Pasupathy
Anjali Pasupathy
2,017 Points

Meir, are you referring to the previous video, with the introduction to if case statements? I've asked a similar question to yours under that video just now.