[swift-evolution] ternary operator ?: suggestion

[Alex Lew]

I agree that it's simplest to just reuse switch keyword, and keep braces.
+1.

Would you allow the same thing with if?

let thisColor = if condition { .Red } else { .Blue }

On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Rudolf Adamkovic <salutis at me.com> wrote:

> > On 06 Dec 2015, at 22:35, thorsten--- via swift-evolution <
> swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > I would prefer the expression to match the statement. The only
> difference would be that all parts that were statements now have to be
> expressions.
>
> +1
>
> >
> > Therefore the switch-expression should simply look like follows:
> >
> > let thisColor = switch thatColor {
> >         case .Red: .Green // must be an expression
> >         default: .Yellow      // must be an expression
> >     }
> >
> > No returns needed in the case clauses.
>
> This actually looks great. One simple rule and zero new keywords.
>
> Readable and simple to learn.
>
> Fantastic!
>
> > Formatting this as a one-liner would just require adding semicolons
> (though I wouldn't recommend this).
> >
> > -Thorsten
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